[ Oh. It's almost a little odd to think of Ruka as having pets. It would make sense, of course. She's said it herself: animals tend to like her more than people, and he wouldn't be surprised if that sentiment is one she returned. But Ruka's not in the habit of trying to even come close to setting roots. She'd taken forever to come out with the fact that she even existed on the network, after all.
But she would have been young, then, and less inclined to push others away. He almost, almost asks her where they are now when he realizes that they're from a planet that's long since been destroyed. He'd experienced that in only brief moments, knowing that his animals wouldn't remember their repeated demise. He can't imagine experiencing it permanently.
He swallows past the question. They can evade that one too. They've gotten good at that. Instead, he gestures at the house around them. ]
No kidding. That's how I've accumulated so much crap. Maybe I just built the memorial as one big storage shed.
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But she would have been young, then, and less inclined to push others away. He almost, almost asks her where they are now when he realizes that they're from a planet that's long since been destroyed. He'd experienced that in only brief moments, knowing that his animals wouldn't remember their repeated demise. He can't imagine experiencing it permanently.
He swallows past the question. They can evade that one too. They've gotten good at that. Instead, he gestures at the house around them. ]
No kidding. That's how I've accumulated so much crap. Maybe I just built the memorial as one big storage shed.