Futureverse

[oneblackcat]

PSL with Athena. AKA That Game With Insane Amounts of Worldbuilding.

More here later, yada yada yada.

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[sunna]

"Forget secret agent. Maybe you're a master chef in another life," Taiyou says with a laugh.

"Seriously though, I'm sure the possibilities are endless. What would you hope for of your other selves? What do you think they're like?"

[vivalamorte]

Well, master chef sounds more plausible than secret agent, at least. Mamoru pauses to reflect on Taiyou's question.

"All I can hope is that they're happy, and that they've dedicated themselves towards meaningful causes." After a beat, he looked up and smiled. "And that I'm with you. From the life I have here, it's hard to imagine any of those things as separable from the other two. What about you?"

[sunna]

"You're such a romantic, Mamoru," she says with a warm laugh. Given the realities of parallel universes, she knows that it's actually far more likely that they don't know each other at all in these other worlds. But she doesn't point this out. Mamoru probably already knows this full well.

"Me ... I think I must be some sort of explorer in at least one universe. Maybe the first woman on Mars? Or to make first contact with an alien species?"

[vivalamorte]

Mamoru, of course, knows the odds of their being together in another universe are astronomically small, but it's still a nice thought to hold on to.

"I could see that. Or maybe the princess-gone-rogue? Breaking out of a sheltered but predetermined fate for the sake of pursuing your own goals?"

[sunna]

"Ahahahah. I would be a rogue princess. I would make a terrible diplomat. You, on the other hand, can be rather adept at that. I'm sure of it."

Mamoru always did have the gift of subtlety. Taiyou, not so much.

[vivalamorte]

"I don't know about that," Mamoru modestly answered. "Frankly, I would prefer not to be involved in politics at all." Knowing what was happening was important, but immersion seemed to make a person angry and scared all the time. That doesn't seem like a healthy or happy life to him.

"Can I run away with the princess instead?"

[sunna]

"Hmmm. I suppose if the princess is willing to abdicate her throne for you. What would you offer her in exchange for a country to rule?" she says rather deviously.

[vivalamorte]

"Home cooked meals every night, obviously," Mamoru says as he brings his wine glass to his lips-- and pauses to tip his head lower for a flirting look as he adds, "I might even throw in doing the dishes."

[sunna]

"My kingdom for a home cooked meal! How could I resist?"

Taiyou takes a fork with exaggerated flourish and shovels a good bite of food into her mouth. How romantic! She giggles through the mouthful with chipmunk cheeks.