「✿六」。。。

[mom_to_us_all]

[Squeak!

...

Squeak, squeak!

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Squeeeeak!

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And then a sad, sad whine.]

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[ino]

[whoa, writing! she'll blink]

Oh. So you can write?

[mom_to_us_all]

I can draw too. [And draws a silly happy face.] :3

[ino]

[a little laugh]

So you're a dog who can write and draw? [she doesn't seem too surprised, considering where they are, but she just wants to confirm]

[mom_to_us_all]

I wouldn't have been able to describe it any better! [Saves so much time! In a way.]

[ino]

Well, that makes things easy, I guess ...

Did you ... have a kid, too? [maybe that's why she's upset ...]

[mom_to_us_all]

[How did she know?! There is a bit of a pause before more writing appears.]

He forgot his toy here...

[ino]

[a guess, really; she's mopey herself for the same reason ...]

Oh ... sorry to hear that. But -- hopefully he'll have lots of toys wherever he is now?

[mom_to_us_all]

I hope so too.

Did you have one too?

[ino]

Yeah, a little girl. She's been coming back for several years now.

[mom_to_us_all]

How many years?

[ino]

This will have been the fifth.

[mom_to_us_all]

You're a very courageous person.

[ino]

What makes you say that?

[mom_to_us_all]

See your child leave every year surely takes a toll on you, it takes courage to let go.

Ah, sorry I'm not usually this moody. But it still hurts a little.

[ino]

It's okay, I think everyone's at least a little sad, me included.

It's -- not really courageous, though. [since she doesn't have any choice; she just disappears, no matter what she tries]

[mom_to_us_all]

No?

[ino]

Well, It's not like it's my choice to let her go.

[mom_to_us_all]

I think that enduring all that comes after is what makes you brave.

[ino]

[silence, for a moment ...]

Well, thanks. I hope you're doing okay, too.

[mom_to_us_all]

I will be, in a minute or two.

[ino]

Well, if you need more time than that, that's okay, too.

[mom_to_us_all]

Okay, maybe three.

May I know your name?

[ino]

[a little amused sound]

It's Ino. [please don't make any pig jokes, ammy ;;] How about you?

[mom_to_us_all]

[It's so tempting! She can't help but think of Bokugami--but that would be rude wouldn't it?]

Amaterasu, but you can shorten it if you want. [Ammy or Ama-chan, or just anything she likes.]

[ino]

Eh? Amaterasu, huh ... [she seems surprised. while there's no "god" like her, there's still an attack called Amaterasu ...]