I have this vision where after the movie, Rumi and Celine are at Miyeong's grave lighting incense and putting out offerings.
Celine (not looking at Rumi): your mother would be proud of you
Rumi (side-eyeing her): really. My mother would be proud that the honmoon was destroyed.
Celine (sudden cough): you made a new one. You and Mira and Zoey. You trusted each other and didn't let things get between you three. She'd...she would be proud.
Rumi (thinking jfc we're actually having this conversation like this): That's not...exactly what happened. I would think my mother would be upset that a new honmoon would need to be created at all. Since she's spent her life protecting the old honmoon and all.
Celine: ...your mother always loved you more than she cared about protecting the honmoon. All she wanted was for you to be happy and safe, Rumi.
Rumi (staring up at the sky): oh for fucks sake--
Celine (looking at her for the first time): language!
Rumi: I'm sorry, did my mother also hate swearing?
Celine: Rumi...
Rumi: no no, tell me would my mother have an opinion on Zoey doing a solo album? What about me thinking about cutting my hair?
Celine (looking pained): Rumi.
Rumi just stares at Celine.
Celine: ...what do you want me to say, Rumi? I'm sorry you had me instead of your mother. You deserved to grow up with her. If I could have traded my life for hers, I would have --
Rumi: so I could have grown up hearing about how my aunt Celine would have been proud of me? Or how my aunt Celine would want me happy and safe? And how aunt Celine loved me more than the honmoon?
Celine looks incredibly unimpressed.
Rumi stares directly into her eyes and refuses to look away.
Rumi: since you know my mother so well, do you think she would want her best friend to keep using her as a mouthpiece?
Rumi: Do you really think my mother would be hurt that I'm your daughter too?
Celine can't bring herself to say anything. She deels like if she tries to talk, she'll start crying.
Rumi grabs a stick of incense, lights it, and sticks it in the bowl of dried rice. She finally looks away from Celine and towards the grave.
Rumi: hi, mom. It's been a while. There's...a lot that happened this year. I destroyed the honmoon, asked Celine to kill me, and then made a new honmoon with Zoey and Mira.
Rumi: it turns out that Celine loves me more than she loves the honmoon but you probably knew that already. I mean, you trusted her to raise me for a reason, right?
Rumi: and you probably also knew how bad Celine is at saying her feelings. It's actually really annoying and maybe if she were better at it, I wouldn't have been so hurt as a kid but...I think I'm starting to understand her now.
Rumi: I know she loves me and she's proud of me. Because she keeps telling me how proud you would be and how much you loved me. I don't think she can bring herself to say it directly because she's scared that she's replacing you or whatever.
Rumi: ... ... ...
Rumi: the truth is, I think she already did a long time ago? I hope you're not mad, I mean, if I was going to orphan a baby, I'd want her to have a mom growing up so it would be a little fucked if you were mad.
Rumi: but yeah. I hope you're happy wherever you are. ...Mom still misses you everyday.
She hands incense to Celine. Lights it for her.
Celine: ... Miyeong, I...
Celine: ... ... ...
Celine: our daughter is something special, isn't she?
Celine: I wish you were here to see it. See what a wonderful, brave, and kind woman she's grown into.
Celine: I know you would adore her. ...just like I do.
