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"So, how are we going to do this?" Keiko asked, sitting on a chair in our room while holding on to Yuna, who seemed to be happy but otherwise didn't do much. Rala, on the other hand, was sitting on the bed, trying to stay awake while I was focused on packing for the trip. That was before this conversation started, though.
"I guess we could take turns," I offered, knowing Brunor could handle moving us around while Rala was recovering.
"I seriously don't think that's a good idea," Keiko replied. "That'll only make for a half-vacation for both of us, and we won't be able to do anything as a couple. We'd probably be better off trying to get a babysitter," she explained.
I sighed and facepalmed at that. "That just feels like giving up responsiblity," I said, trying not to whine.
It was Keiko's turn to sigh. "Honey, I'm happy that you're taking fatherhood seriously, but not everything in your life has to be about proving yourself to your parents," she insisted. "All parents get babysitters every now and again, it's fine,"
"All right," I responded, admitting defeat. "I'm sure my mother wouldn't mind, but if my Father's there... well..." I trailed off, not wanting to deal with him.
"My parents wouldn't mind, but they have their business to worry about. Then there's my sisters, and while I'm sure they'd be careful with Yuna, they do get harassed fairly often. Not to mention what happened last time Yuna was there," Keiko thought aloud, grimacing at the thought of Yuna getting hit with another Pokeball.
I nodded, and took out my Cross-transceiver. "I'll make the call," I told her. A couple of rings later, and the line was picked up. "Hey. Is Father there?" I asked, as Mother was the one that picked up. As it turned out, though, he'd left for work two days ago. Okay, I could work with that. "I'm..." I trailed off, stopping to think about how to talk to her about this. "I was thinking I'd come visit. Are you busy, or-" This time, she cut me off. And no, she wasn't busy. Feeling a bit lonely, actually. "Alright, I'll be right there."
I hung up the phone, put it back in my bag, and let Brunor out of his ball. "I need you to take me to Castelia," I told him. His attention was quickly turned to Rala, though, so I had to wave my hand in his face to get his attention,"Hey, we can talk about that later, okay? She's fine for now, I just need you to teleport for me," I explained. A second later, Brunor and I were off.
[Thirty minutes later]
Brunor, Keiko, and I reappeared in our room, though Yuna had been left behind with her grandmother. It took some talking, but she eventually agreed after apologizing. She was starting to have to deal with menopause, and it was messing her emotions up, so she said some things she didn't mean which lead to an argument, but we managed to work things out before I left to get Keiko and Yuna. Now that we were back, however, we had time to pack before the team left..
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