mama still exists, kinda
sorta
somewhere, eagerly awaiting SINNOH
She would do that kid meme that’s floatin’ around, but she already has perfect children, so??
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He's /covered/ in bruises and burn marks. Weakly raises his hand. "Barely." Falls to the ground to rest his aching bones.
“RED??! Red, what’s wrong! What happened to youu?!”
“Role call! Which of my kids are still alive?”
Anonymous asked:
Why do you adopt so many multidimensional children? They're even more likely to get lost or die than a normal kid...
“ ‘cuz they’re my family and that’s how family goes. Anyone can die suddenly from an accident or disaster. It’s how we live as family that counts, anon. Besides... I know the next Satou in another world and the one next to her will love them just as much. They’ll never get lost completely. My Mama Love is Omniversal!”
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Here's a random yet important question. Satou, if you and Robin both want to adopt the same child, who gets custody?
“Adopting kids doesn’t work that way, pal. Peace.”
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Every interaction they had, it felt like more of a family. He wasn’t quite sure how to feel about that, but… He had no reservations, honestly. It was nice to be part of a family again. A family that cared about you.
He couldn’t help but let out a giggle at the interaction Satou had with her might-as-well-be-husband. He replaced Udon in his backpack, only for him to flop over his shoulder once more, Red turning to give him a kiss on the head.
“Well, I am. And I can say he is, too, but I think it’s just for the treats.” He grinned at her. “How have you been? Again, I’m sorry I was gone so long…”
Satou couldn’t restrain a fond smile and giggle at Udon’s antics. Sure, she had only just met the Litten... But she already felt quite connected to the Pokemon. Perhaps it was the strength of Red’s bond to his Pokemon that bled to Satou.
“Nonsense~ He looks like he never left you.” She could tell that the pair were close. Seeing them reminded Satou that she really ought to get a similar partner Pokemon for her other traveling sons. A thought for another time: Red was her focus right now.
“We’ve been doing pretty okay here, actually. And no worries, no worries. Time is irrelevant to love, hm?” Even if she had missed and worried about Red for that time, it didn’t mean she had any less love for him. “Come on in! We were getting ready to take a break. Have you eaten? Are you taking care of yourself and Udon?”
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He lets out a laugh as he thinks the exact same thing. Time and space doesn’t keep this family apart, does it? He is quick to bolt over and give her a quick hug, grabbing the cat out of his backpack and holding him up to her. The Litten gives a quiet meow, face deadpan as ever.
“This is Udon! My service Litten! He’s been with me for years, and I just recently got him back from the clutches of Giovanni! How have you been?! I’m sorry I was gone so long, I was rescuing him!”
Of course, Satou was going to return that hug. She would even meet him halfway. Nothing kept her from her family, even her own cafe’s furniture. Releasing the hug, her red gaze landed on Udon.
“HOH-!” Satou gasped, “It’s Udon! Udon is home!” Then she turned to look over her shoulder, calling, “Mikaaale! Shoooes! Udon is home! Red has Udon!”
“We’re having udon?” Shugo called back. He sounded to be upstairs, but really. There was no excuse for him not immediately understanding his chaotic almost-wife.
“Nooo! It’s-- Forget it.” She shook her head, “I’m so happy for you, Red. You two must be so glad to be reunited, huh?”
There's a crack outside of the cafe, the telltale uncomfortable sound of reality being literally torn open, and Red dropped down outside the window, his cloak billowing, and he patted his hair down, then opened the door, his shimmering white Litten popping out of his backpack as the door swung open. "Mom- Eh, Satou? It's Red! I... I came to visit!"
Ah, the refreshing sound of a child breaking through time and space to visit. Perhaps for a normal family, those signs would inspire feelings of dread and doom. For the Kuroneko household, they brought excitement.
“Red’s here, Red’s heeere!” Someone would crash clumsily out of the kitchen and into the dining area. “Reeed! Welcome back!! Oh-! And who’s this kitty?”
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Mikale… please mind if half of Sinnoh burned to the ground, smiling Satou or not.Tanya wasn’t even close to unlocking her backstory in this world.More importantly, jinxes can be nasty things when used incorrectly. Says the ‘witch.’
“Yes…?” Mother is devious, and her daughter figure is hurt in her own confusion. The giggle only made matters in her mind worse. Did the giggle mean she knew? Was there a misunderstanding somewhere? Was ‘together together’ not the right turn of phrase? Too many uncertainties, not enough information to confirm anything.
Hearing Yuuto act that differently might fluster her to oblivion. Embarrassing, very embarrassing! The sign that she should stop keeping him with her longer with goodbye kisses and cuddles.As if she could manage that.
“Oh.” Misunderstanding, then. Perhaps it was for the best that the conversation could be done later, preferably with Yuuto. They should concentrate on the task at hand— “He still talks about me frequently?”
What about her was he sharing with his family this time?
Satou would keep being a bit mean, just for a while longer. She wondered how long it would be before Tanya blurted a more blunt confession. She had wondered how long Yuuto would wait before telling. Then again, he probably thought that it was obvious... Which it was.
“He says things like... Tanya’s baking is is getting better than Mikale’s~” Which Satou knew came from Yuuto being smitten with Tanya, not actual science. Mikale’s was better. That wasn’t just an opinion based on Satou being smitten with Mikale, either. Honest. “And recently, always asking to take morning shifts so he can go spend the afternoon with you. Says he has to translate for you, or something. But!”
Mama giggled, “Those are excuses for something else, aren’t they?”
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Mikale, you jinxed it. There was definitely going to be some form of shenanigans ensuing in this shopping trip.
It wasn’t as if Tanya had a map of Sinnoh on hand, plus she didn’t know if there was a shopping district in the region. She figured Satou knew what she was doing. Hopefully. Looking around, the girl was in awe— Eterna City must be prepared for the festival, too, huh? “Pretty…”
F for Michi.
Hearing the people speak in a foreign language was a bit intimidating, though, so she will be sticking close to Satou for the most part. Even if she was reminding her where Yuuto got his attitude from. “Um… yes, we are… uh… about that…”
She cleared her throat, trying to push down the fluster of thinking of herself and Yuuto as family. Did Yuuto tell her, after all? “… we might be together together?”
At least, that was how she understood it. First relationship confusions and whatnot.
Maybe he jinxed it on purpose? Who knows with Mikale. But it was nice to see Satou flitter off in such an excited state. He wouldn’t mind if half of Sinnoh burned, so long as Satou smiled about it.
“Together together?” Devious mother repeated with a giggle. Yuuto had not said a word about that, but he didn’t really have to either. The new shine in his eyes when he spoke of Tanya, the way he said he “didn’t know when he’d be back” as he left the house, the more frequent trips and dazed look on his face when returning... Mama could put all of that together and figured out they weren’t just together. They were smooching.
But where’s the fun in that?
She took Tanya’s arm and gentle dragged her towards a line of shops. “I know you two are together a lot, yeah! He’s aaalways talking about you.”
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Oh, wow. A really elegant Pokemon. If that was an actual dress, she might have been envious of how the fabric draped nicely. Regardless, she would gasp in awe. “A pleasure to meet you, Michi-chan.”
F for Michi-chan’s future self for being Yuuto’s babysitter. F, F, F.
“I am,” came her reply, just as she would place a hand on top of that of Satou. She was ready for this adventure— wait, did she hear that wrong? “… family?”
“A… aa…” Sorry, Mikale! If she couldn’t really stop Yuuto, who was she against Satou? “I’ll do my best?”
That was a question mark over there.
“Ahahaha. That’s what they all say.” Those would be the last words that Tanya heard from him before Michi whisked them to Sinnoh.
Satou had picked the town quietly, without telling Tanya. She knew there were some places that Yuuto would want to show her first, so settled on Eterna Ciy: There were enough shops here to browse yukata and find any additional accessories. Michi deposited them at the Pokemon Center, bowing gracefully before she left to watch over Yuuto on his shift.
F F F F F F.
“You got it! Family outing!” Satou threw up her arms in the air, behaving like a child rather than a mother, “You and Yuuto are family, right?”
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Piping roses seemed like an interesting activity. She would greet Umeko as well, flashing her a smile and cheering her on when she would try her first attempt. When she and Satou returned, she would love to see the other girl’s progress!
“Oh, no— I did come by rather suddenly, this is understandable. If I greet him now, I might just distract him from his job.” Which would be really bad, considering what he will be handling. Also, they might not do the shopping trip if she was distracted, either.
At the plan, she blinked twice. Sinnoh, huh? Well, it was not as if they could find a variety of yukata in Galar. Not outside of specialty shops, at least. More importantly… “Who is Michi-chan?”
“My Gardevoir!” As if on cue, the shiny blue Gardevoir would teleport into view. She stared at Tanya with large red eyes, grace and poise in her posture. Satou gestured dramatically to her friend. “Michi-chan and I met when I was on a mission, waaay back when I did the hero thing! Yuuto says she is his babysitter in the future.”
‘I do not envy my future self.’ Michi mused telepathically, ‘We are to go to Sinnoh, then?’
“Uh-huh! You ready to roll, Tanya?” Satou asked, offering a hand as she spoke, “Time for a yukata family adventure!”
Mikale poked out of the kitchen, calling to Tanya with a mix of good nature and concern, “Keep an eye on her, Tanya! Don’t let her do anything too crazy!”
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“It was. Though, maybe because I caught it just before the doors closed.” Her expression was rather sheepish, embarrassed to admit that she had arrived earlier than usual because of her excitement. “I brought the cookies, and I think the tea should be prepared later, so that it would be warmer for the others when they get back.”
She took the invitation to go inside, walking past Satou to greet Mikale and drop the bag off before returning to the other. Then, a pause. Imagining Yuuto wait tables. Without his powers? All those cups and plates? She should be horrified, but the picture of him panicked while balancing a tray made her giggle instead. “I will offer him my apology when we return, then.”
Mikale would give Tanya a cheerful greeting and gratitude for the cookies, otherwise preoccupied with decorating cakes. He had Umeko by his side and seemed to be teaching her to pipe roses with frosting. She, too, gave Tanya a muted greeting.
“Apology? You don’t need to be the one apologizing! He should have been here to see you.” Instead, he’s probably struggling with normal people clothing and changing into his uniform. Holding down a regular job would be a bit too much for the clumsy space cadet, so Satou had offered to let him gain experience around the cafe first.
And hoh boy. Did he ever need it.
“Shall we be off? I thought I’d have Michi-chan take us to Sinnoh first. We should be able to find festival clothes quite easily this time of the year.”
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“Thank you.” The open invitation has been accepted, and more than the help on the yukata for the festival, she was grateful to the hand stretched out to her. She would take it.
Also, on that note— how was it that Yuuto had not said anything about it yet to his family, particularly to his mother? It wasn’t as if they were hiding it, per se, despite her house being in the middle of a forest. Though, it wasn’t something Tanya would reveal over a phone call. Maybe she could talk about it when she visited in a while?
“I’ll see you with cookies and tea, then. See you shortly, Satou!” She would wait for a response before ending the call, to focus on getting a bag for the cookies, as well as a tin of tea leaves that matched it. Mikale’s kitchen is reliable for the rest that would be hard for her to bring, like milk.
Once she was ready to go, she would leave her house, making her way to the train station.
Half an hour later, she would be heard knocking on the door. “Hello?”
Satou chirped a farewell, hopping out of her chair and scurrying off to prepare for her visitor. It had become so common for Tanya to visit now. These visits were no longer special and sacred outings with a friend of her son’s, but a common nonoccurence with a new found family member. And somehow, that made them all the more special and sacred.
She opened the cafe’s door at Tanya’s knock, giggling in greeting.
“Wow, the train was on schedule for once, huh?” Satou opened the door wider, “Come on in! Mikky is in the back, if you wanna say hi. And I think Yuuto will be taking the wait shift while we’re out, sorry.”
Please imagine clumsy Yuuto trying to wait tables. Realize how much faith Satou must have in that boy to put him anywhere in the cafe’s employment.
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“I am, I am!” Satou’s giggling was infectious, that she was noticeably less panicked in her response. A warm feeling settled in her chest, elated to hear that she was welcome to join them in the festival. “I can take the train to the cafe, then we can pick something out as you said. Are you alright with me visiting a few minutes from now?”
Already, she was walking around her room, looking for a pair of outdoor shoes and her wallet. She wondered for a moment if she should also bring some snacks. The other may live above a cafe and work in it, but she wouldn’t say no to a snack, right? “Um, I also made cookies— would you like me to bring some?”
“Mmhm! You can come over anytime you want, Tanya!” Satou both meant in terms of shopping for yukata and in general. It was clear that there was some sort of special relationship between Tanya and Yuuto, after all. Satou was pleasantly amused by how obvious the pair made themselves.
“Cookies would be lovely! Why don’t we plan on a tea party once we’ve found your dream yukata, yeah?” She suggested, “Everyone will be back from working around then!”