Déjà vu this wall.

[colony_brat]

[Voice]

This has happened before. I'm sure a it. I don't really remember it, but it happened... all the weird people... Hell, if you can't beat 'em.

Who wants pizza!?

[People can come by Azzip for pizza. Duo's frantically trying to make enough for everyone.]

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Time to break Duo's brain~

[akumanotrill]

[She quickly runs over, rather alarmed.]

Duo! Are you alright?

That's pretty normal for Luceti.

[colony_brat]

[Duo's head jerks around. This has to be a joke. But how? How could this be a joke. Duo reaches out a hand, very slowly, like he's going to touch her shoulder, but he gropes her instead.]

[akumanotrill]

[Hijiri-chan is pretty used to her Duo groping her. Yes, Duo. She is real. she frowns a bit and reaches out to touch his cheek.] Duo? What's wrong?

[colony_brat]

[He shouldn't be groping her in public though. He moves to hug her instead. Yep, he call feel all of her this way and those are definitely squishy parts.] Nothin' just... You're... parta this daydream I had. I never thought I'd touch you for real.

[akumanotrill]

[But she was too worried about him to care about that just now. Duo is acting so strangely... especially what he is saying now.] Of course I'm real... Duo... you're scaring me.

[colony_brat]

[Duo holds her as tightly as he dares. He doesn't want to hurt her, but he can't believe that she's really here either. His hands slide up over her back and he sighs.] Yeah, you're real now. You were just a daydream though. I'm with a guy version of you here. I had this daydream where you were a girl and we had kids and home and other stuff.

[akumanotrill]

... [She is very confused... did the Malnosso do something to Duo to make him say all these things that do not make sense?] A guy version of me? Here? But this is Luceti, isn't it? Kids? [She is quiet for a moment, then she starts rambling a bit. She knows they've joked about this but... it's different now that it's actually really going to happen...] Actually, I came over to Azzip to tell you something... but then there were suddenly so many strange people in the streets and then you dropped your pizza... anyway, you do remember how I haven't been feeling too well for the past few days, right? And, well, I went to the clinic today and... you're going to be a father, Duo.

[colony_brat]

[Duo stiffens and holds very still. If he moves, he might break whatever spell or illusion this is, or something. He also doesn't have the brain power to make his body move. He's too busy trying to figure this out. Could the Malnosso really have been this cruel? Could they really have brought him Hijiri, pregnant, only to tear her away from him a few days when the experiment is over? He would kill them all and revel in the feeling of their blood on his hands as he paid back all of this torture.] It's Luceti. I guess I have ta take you back to the house. Hopefully Hijiri'll think this is as funny as when I told him. Pregnant... and I won't even be able ta keep you long 'nough ta hold our son...

[Apparently he has some control again because he moves his hand down to her stomach, very low, and holds it there where he knows their handsome son is growing. This was far too cruel.]

[akumanotrill]

[Hijiri is truly lost now and scared. Why is Duo reacting like that? She thought he would be happy about the baby and now he's saying how he isn't going to be able to keep her for long... Is Duo planning to leave her? Is he leaving her because she is pregnant? He wouldn't- this is completely unlike him. What is going on?]

Won't... won't be able to keep me? W-what are you talking about Duo? [She reaches out to hold his arm.] Don't leave me.

[Then he's suddenly holding a hand over her womb.] Duo?

[colony_brat]

[Duo realizes he's said the completely wrong thing since she has no idea what's going on in his head and hearing only what he says. He moves his hand so he can hug her tightly before pulling her out the backdoor of Azzip and away from the noise of the people in the main part. This is definitely alone time talk and thankfully the new people are staying out of the alley.] I never wanna leave you. Never. But you were just a daydream I had while standing and eatin' some Japanese food. The sorta notta pizza stuff. Not the point. Then you, the real... not real 'cause you're here and real... the original, male you came and made fun of me. I told him 'bout the daydream and he teased me, but was worried I didn't love 'im 'cause he couldn't give me kids. He doesn't get that I'm happy with just him. Sure, kids 'id be great and fun, but I don't have ta have 'em to love them. Now you're here and real and just at the point in time where we started havin' kids and I know you can't stay here. You have ta be like the others, the fake New Feathers, and they're gunna send you back and I'll never be able ta hold my son and smile at you or watch you laugh as the twins and I get into some kind of trouble or make princesses outta our little girls and it's just cruel and unfair 'cause you're here and so close, but I'm gunna have ta let you go and it's tearin' me up.

[Duo finally manages to run out of breath as he runs his hands over Hijiri's face. He sounds more and more desperate as he goes on.]

[akumanotrill]

[She follows him outside and listens silently then she reaches out to touch his cheek...] You're not... really my Duo then? This means you are another version of him, right? [Since that made it easier to understand. easier than how she was supposedly just part of his imagination and she really was in her version of Luceti till just a while ago.]

[She leans towards his touch, but something nags at her after hearing all that] ... just how many children do we have?

[colony_brat]

[Duo thinks about that for a moment.] I guess I could be. This could be a different Luceti than yours.

[Duo sighs.] Six. You're carryin' our son now. Then a daughter, twins, and then two girls. Heh, we even managed ta have a blonde girl. I can't believe you didn't kill me when I thought she couldn't be our child or somethin'.

[akumanotrill]

I see... I'll have to get back then. He... he will be happy about the baby, right?

[She blinks at him.] S-six? [She'd thought she'd have two at most. But six?] Blonde? Like Hisoka? [She looks a little unhappy at that] ... of course she's yours. Who else's baby could it possibly be...?

[colony_brat]

[Duo looks at her for a moment before grinning.] He'll panic, be really over protective, and follow every order and desire you so much as think. But he'll be happy, eventually, when he calms down. It's me we're talkin' about.

[They were busy~] I didn't say I was makin' sense! I was holdin' a gorgeous little girl with blond hair! I thought the Malnosso got to you or messed ya up or I don't know! She's mine though. Was mine. Er... whatever. She's nothin' like Hisoka though. She's a happy, smiling little girl. Will be.... This is weird.

[akumanotrill]

[She smiles, feeling a little better and she holds a hand over her unborn child.] That is like him ne...

[... too busy... and she laughs]

[colony_brat]

Yep. I should know, right? He might not say it enough, but he loves ya and this might notta be something he planned, but he'll be happy. 'sides, your first son's gunna be like you. He'll play music just as well as his mom, be just as much of a heartbreaker, and be so quiet, if I didn't know he was my son- er if he didn't know he's his son, your Duo would swear he's adopted. If anything, it'll make me- Duo calm down a little... for a while.

[akumanotrill]

I know he does. It's just that he still gets so paranoid sometimes.And I suppose this would have happened sooner or later... considering... [She blushes lightly]

Musical and quiet. I suppose that means he won't give us too much trouble? No wonder we will have other children...

[colony_brat]

Kinda funny ta think of another me in another world, but glad ta know they didn't change him. [He knows just what she's trying not to say.]

Yep. Things are pretty easy 'til the twins. They're us in all the horrible glory. Okay, probably more me since I taught 'em way too many tricks, but I say they got your charm and evil ideas.

[akumanotrill]

[Blushes more]

[Smiles] I'm sure they'll be more like you than me.

[colony_brat]

Hey! You can be evil too. I distinctly remember someone teasin' me all the time just ta see me get all worked up.

[akumanotrill]

[Smiles a little coyly] But you're fun to tease~

[colony_brat]

[Duo snorts and chuckles.] Good ta see you're the same in both worlds too.

[akumanotrill]

And you're just as cute~ So are we going to stand outside the whole day, or are you going to get me something to eat~?

[colony_brat]

[Duo laughs and shoos her back through the back door and to the kitchen table.] 'course I'll feed ya. Good ta see you're just as demandin' too. So what's the pretty devil want? Pickles?

[Duo can't help teasing her. It's way too early for food cravings, but if he doesn't get scolded by her at least a little, he's just not trying hard enough to be himself.]

[akumanotrill]

[She's going to pout at that. Such a pretty little pout too~] No... I do feel like having something sweet though.