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Moments in Zapolyarny Palace #9

Crucebena: [Teaching common math to the members of the hearth.] "If you have 5 kittens and a stray dog goes after 2, how many kittens do you have?"

Risa: "Five kittens."

Peruere: "I wouldn't have any kittens regardless."

Clervie: "Um... 3?"

Crucebena: "Good job Clervie, you two try again."

Risa: "I would still have 5 kittens."

Peruere: "If the kitten can't protect it's self, that's on it."

Crucebena: "Peruere.... your method is understandable, but that's not what we're going for. Risa?"

Risa: "Any dog around is more than likely one I tamed. My kittens are fine."

Crucebena: "What if it was a dog you didn't tame or it was new to the area?"

Risa: "My kittens wouldn't be outside."

Crucebena: "What if two of your kittens snuck out and the dog got to them."

Risa: "They wouldn't."

Crucebena: "But if they did."

Risa: "Then I'm obviously outside to watch them."

Crucebena: "When you aren't around, if you come home to find that a stray dog had gotten to two of your kittens?"

Peruere: "Why do you assume that she leaves the kittens unprotected?"

Clervie: [Panicking] "Why are you making this so confusing, it's just math."

Risa: "No dog will hurt my cats or kittens. If one even growls at any of them it end up on my brother's operation table."

Crucebena: "I think that's enough math today."

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Moments in Zapolyarny Palace #2

[When Risa was 10.]

Risa: "I don't want to go, you can't make me."

Dottore: "Stop being a baby, she isn't going to hurt you. I just need you to injure some of her 'children', I'm running low on test subjects."

Risa: "Leave me out of it, she's your girlfriend."

Dottore: "She is not. Her tastes lie with the younger side of the spectrum."

Risa: "No."

Dottore: "I'll get rid of the lab's tea stash."

Risa: "...I'll go."

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[The next day]

Risa: "Stay away, stay away from me."

Crucebena: "Why don't you give me a hug, I don't bite."

Risa: "literally tried to!"

Crucebena: "It was only a playful nip. Give me a hug."

Risa: "Hug one of your children!"

Crucebena: "Peruere never willingly gets close. She's much too old now, it's not the same."

Risa: "That is logical n her part."

Crucebena: "I'll have to cancel negotiations with your brother then."

Risa: "But my tea...." [let's out a weak sound before leaning against Crucebena.]

Crucebena: "So cute... it's criminal that your brother keeps you locked in that dingy lab." [She rubs her cheek against their hair as she hugged them to her tightly.] "I want to keep you to myself. You're so soft, sweet, and innocent, like a little puppy."

Risa: [Wants to cry but can't.]

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[Next Day.]

Dottore:"How was your visit to the Hearth?"

Risa: "Go kill yourself. Not one of your segments, I mean yourself."

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Moments in Zapolyarny Palace #18

This takes place when Risa is between 9 and 12

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Columbina: [Humming as she skips towards Dottore’s lab to either bug him or rope him into something.]

The hall and the surrounding ones had "Beware of Child" signs littering them and a giant poster on the door of the lab.

Columbina: [Ignoring the poster, slams the door open with more force that should be possible for someone known as the damselette.(The same heavy duty door that can survive a ruin hunter and multiple lawachurls)] "Zandik. I'm bored."

Dottore: "I'm sure someone has some toys you can entertain yourself with." [He does not look up from whatever he's working on]

Columbina: "But I want you to entertain me."

Dottore: "Find entertainment elsewhere" [Is mixing mixing something in a vial.]

Columbina: "Oh... what's that? And what's with the beware of child posters everywhere?" [She placed a finger on her cheek as she tilted her head]

Dottore: "I thought I told you to get lost."

Columbina: "Did you clone another child version of yourself? Can I see?"

Dottore: "You're supposed to be blind not deaf."

Columbina: "You're no fun."

Dottore: "My work is supposed to be relaxing, leave."

Columbina: "Are you calling me an irritant?"

Dottore: "Yes, now leave."

Columbina: "You're so cruel. How could you? I though me and you were best friends. It's always been me you and Bena." [She wiped a tear from her closed eye.]

Dottore: "The Knave is useful, you're a nuisance. There's a difference."

Risa: [Tiredly comes of their room and drapes themself over Dottore’s shoulder.] "I'm hungry...."

Dottore: "You're sick, your stomach isn't that big, and I gave you food less than an hour ago."

Risa: "I threw it up."

Dottore: [Sighs before putting down the vial.] "Where?"

Risa: "Specimen.... room 102."

Dottore: "Did you at least clean it? Properly?"

Risa: "Mhmm..."

Columbina: [Watched(sensed? I don't know) silently before finally speaking.] "Ohh? What's this thing? Did you and Bena have a child and not tell me?"

Dottore: "I have no desire to be intimate with another, especially not that woman. I would lie with a Pyro whopper flower before I'm desperate enough to sleep with her."

Columbina: "boo... I was hoping to be an Auntie."

Dottore: [Stares at Columbina for a moment before making up his mind] "Since you're so bored, take the cat. She needs food, water, medicine, and rest." [He shoves Risa into Columbina.]

Columbina: "..." [She tilted her head] "You want me to take care of this thing?"

Dottore: "Yes."

Columbina: "As in keep it alive and healthy care?"

Dottore: "Even someone like you should be able to manage that."

Columbina: [Her everlasting smile twitched slightly] "Isn't this something your segments can do?"

Dottore: "My female segment sadly died in an incident a few weeks back. All the remaining segments are male, meaning no motherly touch."

Columbina: "I do not have a motherly touch."

Dottore: "Hopefully, this will awaken your maternal instincts. Maybe then the agents under you would stop begging to become experiments instead of working for you."

Columbina: "Give her to Bena or Rosalyne, I don't want this."

Dottore: "This should cure your boredom."

Columbina: "I wanted to blow up Pierro’s office or paint Capitano pink. Not.... whatever this is."

Dottore: "Motherhood awaits."

Columbina: "What?"

Dottore: "You have a sick child to care for." [Starts slowly pushing Columbina out of the room(Along with a tired and half conscious Risa)]

Columbina: "Z-zandik we can talk about this. I won't bother you for the rest of the month. I promise!"

Dottore: "Your biggest fear: actually responsibilities, oh how the mighty crumble." [Fully shoves her out of the lab.]

Columbina: "Zandik, please, this isn't funny-"

Dottore: "This should be plenty stimulating, I'll see you in two weeks to retrieve her." [He slammed the lab door in her face."

Columbina: "..." [Her everlasting smile fell for a moment.] "This can't be happening..."

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Moments in Zapolyarny Palace #12

Risa: [Walks into the bathroom half-sleep only to walk into something soft. They slowly look up with the first thing they reconise is dark pink hair.] "Eh..."

Crucabena: "Hi."

Risa: [immediately closed their eyes, covering them with their hand for extra measure] "It burns! It burns!"

Crucabena: "I still have my clothes on."

Risa: [pauses before uncovering their eyes] "Oh... Why are you in my bathroom(Dottore’s bathroom)?"

Crucabena: "It's the 5th."

Risa: "What does that- oh wait, that explains why Pierro was here earlier." [They sighed remembering that the harbingers had medical check ups on the 5th of every 6th month.]

Crucebena: "Though.... I'm sure if I didn't have any clothes on you would enjoy the sight. The only thing that'll be burning is passion."

Risa: "Who the fuck let you run an orphanage?"