A Partridge In A Pear Tree

[showmelove]

Who: WILD CITY & any visitors???
Where: WILD CITY dorms
When: Day 185

[Hey fanmail is pretty cool, right? So you definitely won't notice new people in the dorm, right? Right.]

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[earthquaked]

You're good, kiddo. But yeah, sorry, it's all real. And if you wake up in Wild City, you belong here.

[ a pause. ]

I'm Nychta. You'll probably hear some of the others call me mom, too. You got a name?

[showmelove]

"Mom"... You look too young to be a mom...? Well, maybe if your kids were very young.

Oh! But this is Wild City, then? The whole city isn't called that, is it? Uh, my name is Venus. My profile says something weird, but my name is definitely Venus.

[earthquaked]

[ huffs a laugh. ]

It's just a nickname. And nah, that's just the name of our unit.

[ pauses. ]

... do you remember everything?

[showmelove]

What a nickname... it sounds like a responsibility... That's a lot.

[Venus scratches her head.]

Uh, more or less? There are some things I don't remember, but I think that's normal of most people, right?

[earthquaked]

Not so much in this place. Most people come in with nothing.

[ hums, thoughtfully, but ultimately decides to change the subject: ]

I don't mind the responsibility, anyway.

[showmelove]

Oh... Sorry. That must be hard for you. O-or maybe not.

You did say they called you mom so I assumed you were at least alright with the nickname. Then, I guess you're the responsible one...?

[earthquaked]

[ barks a laugh; short, quick, wao she has sharp teeth. ]

Absolutely not. That's Silver.

But hey, I try.

[showmelove]

[Cute... Venus can't even be weirded out, one of her girlfriends has a million ghost hands and the other one is "dark water". She laughs too! It is confused laughter though, what are they laughing about?]

Hahaha... Oh. Okay. Is Silver "dad"?

[earthquaked]

I think sometimes he gets called dad but no, he's one of my kids too.

[showmelove]

Oh... does this mean I'm one of your kids now...? That's a lot of expectation...

[earthquaked]

If you wanna be. It's not like I'm expecting anything from you though, so you don't have to worry.

[showmelove]

... Okay. But there are some expectations just from being here, right?