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<p>Sleep was the first obstacle they ran into.</p>
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<p>While True Name had, at one point, sat up long enough to drink half a glass of water, she had yet to leave the bed, and with her still down for the count, the version of May that had remained was unwilling to leave her side, even for dinner, which she declined.</p>
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<p>While True Name had, at one point, sat up long enough to drink half a glass of water, she had yet to leave the bed, and with her still down for the count, the instance of May that had remained was unwilling to leave her side, even for dinner, which she declined.</p>
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<p>“You don’t think sleeping with her will be enough to keep you comfortable through the night?”</p>
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<p>She rolled her eyes and poked em in the stomach with a dull claw. “It is not just that I do not want to sleep alone. I want to sleep with you.”</p>
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<p>Ioan blinked, laughed, and rubbed at the back of eir neck. “Right, sorry, I guess I’ve been stuck on logistics mode for a bit.”</p>
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<p>May held out a paw once more, and this time True Name took it, letting herself be guided back to the nest of pillows, where she slumped down once more, expression glassy. “Could themself have peeped — And seen my Brain — go round —,” she mumbled.</p>
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<p>“Rest, my dear. It is okay,” May said quietly. “Do you want company?”</p>
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<p>“Too much…but I…” After a shuddering breath, she shook her head. “I will…be fine. We will speak later.”</p>
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<p>May nodded and crawled back over to Ioan, nudging em to lay down so that she could tuck in against eir front. She remained tense, and when ey sent a gentle sensorium ping, she simply shook her head.</p>
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<p>May nodded and crawled back over to Ioan, nudging em to lay down so that she could tuck in against eir front. She remained tense, and when ey sent a gentle sensorium ping, she sniffled and shook her head.</p>
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<p>Tiredness eventually won them over, though, and, despite the room being mirrored from what ey was used to, the bed was the same, comfortable one ey’d slept in for the last century, the house held the same sense of ‘home’ as ever. May curled against eir front as she always did, and while it was strange seeing True Name just beyond her, it was still where ey belonged.</p>
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<p>The last thing ey remembered before falling asleep was watching the way True Name had curled to face May, the two skunks holding each others’ paws once more, and thinking to emself, <em>This isn’t how I pictured things winding up if I had somehow been able to fix things between them, but it could certainly be worse.</em></p>
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<p>Warmer than expected, perhaps. May was still in eir arms, as expected, but the position felt off with the addition of a second warm bulk.</p>
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<p>Ey tried to puzzle it out through the fog of doziness that still surrounded him. Eventually, ey gave up and levered eir eyes open, blinking a few times to bring the world into focus.</p>
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<p>At some point in the night, True Name had apparently rolled over and wound up curled in May’s arms, much as she was curled in eirs, and with with eir arm resting atop May’s, ey was left hugging two skunks.</p>
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<p>Ey lay there for a while, groggily trying to piece together eir thoughts on the situation. As far as ey could remember, in eir still sleep-addled state, ey’d never been this close to True Name before. There had been the occasional casual touch, a few touches out of necessity — grabbing eir hand to get away from Guōweī, lifting her after End Waking’s merge — but even going back to when ey’d first met her, there’d been very little touch. It made sense, given her personality, and yet here she was, all cuddled up with the two of them. If nothing else, ey should probably decide whether or not to extricate eir arm from the situation to ease that awkwardness.</p>
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<p>Ey lay there for a while, groggily trying to piece together eir thoughts on the situation. As far as ey could remember, in eir still sleep-addled state, ey’d never been this close to True Name before. There had been the occasional casual touch, a few touches out of necessity — grabbing her hand to get away from Guōweī, lifting her after End Waking’s merge — but even going back to when ey’d first met her, there’d been very little touch. It made sense, given her personality, and yet here she was, all cuddled up with the two of them. If nothing else, ey should probably decide whether or not to extricate eir arm from the situation to ease that awkwardness.</p>
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<p>Ah well, ey was probably worrying too much about this, just laying there and ruminating.</p>
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<p><em>“You almost certainly are, Mx. Bălan,”</em> came the barest whisper of a sensorium message. <em>“Especially if you are mumbling.”</em></p>
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<p>Ey jolted at the words impinging on eir senses, getting a sleepy grumble out of May.</p>
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<p>“Of course.”</p>
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<p>She made a setting aside gesture, stepping back to the previous topic. “Did that feel like crossing a boundary?”</p>
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<p>“Not particularly, no. It just felt like me being awkward, more than anything.”</p>
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<p>“That is good, then.” She finished her coffee and waved the mug away. “I do not know how to feel about it, myself, because I do not know what she will be like when she has finished incorporating the merge. She is not yet settled enough that I will forgive much that I might not otherwise.”</p>
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<p>“That is good, then.” She finished her coffee and waved the mug away. “I do not know how to feel about it, myself, because I do not know what she will be like when she has finished incorporating the merge. She is not yet settled enough, so I will forgive much that I might not otherwise.”</p>
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<p>“It’s not like she was hitting on me or anything,” ey said, laughing.</p>
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<p>She smirked. “Are you sure?”</p>
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<p>Ey reached over to tug on one of her ears gently. “Yes, I’m sure. I’m dense, but not <em>that</em> dense.”</p>
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<p>“Well, no,” ey hazarded. “But I don’t know just how, yet.”</p>
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<p>“Me either.”</p>
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<p>They reconvened over a simple breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon with toast.</p>
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<p>“I instructed my fork to quit,” True Name said as a way of opening the conversation.</p>
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<p>“I instructed my fork to quit,” True Name said by way of opening the conversation.</p>
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<p>“Feeling positive about the merge, then?” ey asked.</p>
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<p>“Yes. Having worked through some conflicts, it will not be easy, but I am comfortable with the direction in which it is going.” She took a bite of toast piled high with eggs and a small piece of bacon, chewing thoughtfully. “It is not all positive, but it has given me hope for a pleasant life moving forward.”</p>
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<p>“Was your life unpleasant before?” When May frowned at em, ey held up eir hands. “Sorry, maybe that’s impertinent. It’s not important.”</p>
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<p>“I’ve never had one of those, so I’ll have to take your word for it. Do those always come with cuddling up in the morning?”</p>
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<p>Both skunks splayed their ears and dipped their snouts.</p>
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<p>“It depends on the sleepover,” May said, adding to True Name, “Are you feeling well enough to discuss boundaries now?”</p>
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<p>She hesitated. “We can begin the discussion, though I will need to address further conflicts before long.”</p>
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<p>She hesitated. “We can begin the conversation, though I will need to address further conflicts before long.”</p>
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<p>“To be clear,” Ioan said. “I’m okay with it, it was just unexpected.”</p>
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<p>True Name gave a hint of a bow. “One thing that came up in our discussions leading up to the merge is that the one with the greater restrictions in a relationship defines the boundaries. Right now, I suspect that may be one of you two. I am the outsider, here. I have never had to have a conversation such as this.”</p>
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<p>“My comment about you building up a new self has gone a long way towards soothing any fears,” May said. “I think I was worried you might incorporate my memories of the last few decades wholesale and wind up feeling exactly the way that I do about Ioan.”</p>
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<p>They laughed.</p>
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<p>“We’ll see, I guess,” ey said, shrugging. “It’s all way too much for me to take in right now.”</p>
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<p>“Perhaps that is a good place to pause,” True Name said. “This conversation has those conflicts begging for attention.”</p>
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<p>“Of course, my dear,” May said, giving her paw a squeeze before letting go. “Go and walk. There will be time for discussions to come, especially once we are finished with this unpleasant political business.”</p>
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<p>“Of course, my dear,” May said, giving her paw a squeeze. “Go and walk. There will be time for discussions to come, especially once we are finished with this unpleasant political business.”</p>
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