bewrightback | IC Inbox [Empatheias]

[Phoenix rubs his eyes to ward off those sparkles. And he gives a nervous laugh at the bit about the secret compartments, not wanting to know whether it's true or not.]

Heh... That's right. Bringing up Trucy has been its own adventure. One that has its fair of hardships... but it's rewarding at the same time. She's been my light during some of the darkest days of my life. [Now it's the locket in his pocket that glows, as he pulls it out and opens it up to look at the photo within.]

[What's with dads and lockets? He gives the locket a curious glance, a knowing smile appearing on his face.]

I believe it. She's a strong kid, with a lot of happiness to give. Maybe that's why she and Apollo get along so well, him being such a downer sometimes. Heh.

[It's part of the dad club's start kit.]

Exactly. They balance each other out perfectly... The two of them, they really make quite the team.

[He thinks back to the talk with Lamiroir he had before coming here.]

I look forward... to them becoming even more of a team someday.

Oh you think so too? Apollo doesn't see it, but I think they would make a great couple if he wasn't married to his work. [He seems pleased that someone else seem to share his opinions about Apollo and Trucy.]

She's already embracing it and calling me dad, hah hah hah! Oh, hope that's all right with you that she does. [She can totally have two dads right?]

[A look of horror spreads over Phoenix's face as Dhurke goes on, until finally he points at Dhurke intensely.]

OBJECTION!!! [His feelings even make a strong gust of wind blow from his fingertip.] He can't marry his own sister!!

[A beat. ...As Phoenix realizes what he said, he turns pale.]

[The gust of wind does nothing more than blow the dragon's hair.]

O-Oh. Is that so? [Well ok, that makes sense. Wait. He stops walking to properly process what Wright just said actually meant. Quite suddenly there was a flash of lightning, despite it being clear skies right now.]

Pohlkunka! Apollo has a sister?! [Trucy really is his kid??] But he told me Apollo was an only child!

[In lighter circumstances, Phoenix would have snarked about how his emotional effect ended up acting as a glorified hair dryer.

As it is, Phoenix is panicking now that he's let slip the truth after keeping it the secret for so long. Maybe it was the specific idea of the two of them getting married that broke his usual poker face. He blinks and ducks back as he sees the flash of lighting, but then he tries to face Dhurke sternly.

There's no backing out of this now. Dhurke won't settle for anything less than the whole truth...]

Who did - Jove? Well... Apollo was an only child at the time. And as far as he knows, he is. But after what happened at Khu'rain... his mother remarried and had a daughter named Trucy. [He pauses before he adds.] Apollo's mother, Thalassa Gramarye.

Apollo's mother....so she's still alive. She is, right? [Dhurke had spent so long trying to find information about his mother, hoping to one day be able to bring Apollo back to her, but as the years continued he wasn't sure if she was alive. Now here was Wright, when it was already too late with the information he had been seeking. Such cruel irony, along with something else he noticed was strange in Wright's explaination.]

Hold on, does Trucy not know either? [Because Trucy certainly hadn't made any indications to him the she knew.]

She's alive alright. There was an incident about a decade ago, though, where she was believed to have died. She secretly survived... But she was without her memories until just a few years ago.

[He shakes his head.]

Trucy doesn't seem to know anything about the previous marriage. Or the truth about her mother's fate.

I see...and she never came forward with them after she remembered? [Not even Wright? He frowns.]

I'm guessing things were a little more complicated then what you've already told me.

It's... pretty complicated, yeah. [He looks away with a frown.]

I talked with her just before I came here, actually. I showed her that photo of Jove, and she sounded like she was finally ready to come to them with the truth. ...But now we're stuck here instead.

Right. [And now he knows, but he has a feeling Wright doesn't want this to come out just yet, and it may not be his place to say anything either. Still, he thinks they both deserve to know they had each other, considering both their histories.]

...So you're planning to keep Trucy in the dark until you go back? I mean, I'll respect your decision either way, but the two of you might be here for a while. Apollo might even come back someday.

I'm not sure what to do. Except that... Like you said, there's always a chance that Apollo will return someday.

I think this is something that they have to learn together. It wouldn't be right to just tell one of them first.

[He frowns as he looks towards the other dad. What would he do?]

...Yea, I feel the same way. [Dhurke is probably not the best person to ask about not keeping secrets. He thinks it over a little more before he finally says something more to Wright.]

I can't say I know what's best, I don't even know the whole story, but I know the longer you wait, the harder it's going to be for them. That window of opportunity might not always stay open for you either.

[~~insert another gagtag throwing shade at Capcom~~

Phoenix nods, and the air above him stirs into an uncertain gloom.]

I know... Trust me, I know.

But... [He smiles lightly.] It feels nice to get it off my chest for once. And to hear a second opinion!

[He gives him a small grin and a nod.] Sure thing. I hope the opportunity comes soon for the two of you to be able to tell them. I'd think they'd be happy to know that they got each other, in more ways than they ever thought.

[A chuckle escapes him.] And I get to be a father to another!

[Phoenix's smile grows a little and he nods.]

...Yeah. You know, they're practically brother and sister as they are already. But after they find out the truth... heh, it'll be something else.

[He doesn't know how they'll feel about them, but he'll focus on how they'll regard each other instead. Because that's a more pleasant mental image, and it warms the air around him.

...But he blinks at Dhurke's last comment.]

Hey, leave some kids for the rest of us!

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