bewrightback | IC Inbox [Empatheias]

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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