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We lingered in silence for the remainder of the evening, the four of us piled into a bed now built for four. Two of my cocladists and their partner, and now me. Who knew what I was? There was the friendship that we had built over the last few days. There was the camaraderie that we had built through work. There was the acquaintanceship that had been there from years prior.
We lingered in silence for the remainder of the evening, the four of us piled into a bed now stretched to fit all of us. Two of my cocladists and their partner, and now me. Who knew what I was? There was the friendship that we had built over the last few days. There was the camaraderie that we had built through work. There was the acquaintanceship that had been there from years prior.
And now there was more. I didn't have words for it, and Dry Grass was asleep for much of our time together. It wasn't the time for conversations, it was time for just resting, something I realized I dearly needed as well. We all did, as we napped off and on for some time until the clock hit one in the morning, at which point I stepped back home to spend the rest of my night with Hanne.
And now there was more. I didn't have words for it — latent romance? A crush? — and Dry Grass was asleep for much of our time together. It wasn't the time for conversations, it was time for just resting, something I realized I dearly needed as well. We all did, as we napped off and on for some time until the clock hit one in the morning, at which point I stepped back home to spend the rest of my night with Hanne.
She was already in bed, curled around a body pillow, though not yet asleep.
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"Oh?" I could hear the faint smirk in her voice. "Did you wind up getting all smoochy with her?"
I laughed, pressing my face against the back of her neck. "No. A bit cuddly, maybe, but that's it. We may go on a date at some point."
I laughed, pressing my face against the back of her neck. "No. A bit cuddly, maybe, but that's it. We may go on a date at some point. An actual one, I mean. Not a work lunch."
She laughed as well. "Well, good. I'm happy for you."
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She nodded. "I guess I can see that. I trusted phys-side. I trusted the systechs. I feel kind of like that trust was broken in some ways."
"Yeah. Thinking of it like that way, I guess I can see where Dry Grass is coming from, though. We're protecting ourselves by holding onto trust that we do have."
"Yeah. Thinking of it like that way, I guess I can see where Dry Grass is coming from, though. We're protecting ourselves by holding onto trust that we do have. She said even trauma bonds are still real bonds."
"That's a bit less cynical."
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"It might," I said, shrugging. "It'd be all of us, at least, right? All of our memories from over the years, combined with those from when we *were* Marsh. I mean, it wouldn't be exact, of course, but it'd still be something."
"Not exact?" she asked, then winced, answering her own question, "Oh, right, because it won't have their memories for all of that time."
"Not exact?" she asked, then winced, answering her own question, "Oh, right, because they won't have their memories for all of that time."
"Yeah. Not exact, but who knows, maybe they could still live on in a way."