Every flower wilts

[petal_storm]

Who: Orchid, dahlia, Orchid's mom, Jaeger, etc?
When: A few weeks after Orchid joins Jaeger in Japan.
What: Dahlia takes the children aside for a chat.

Dahlia casually snagged Jaeger's arm and chuckled, sorry you're not going to take photo's today, let Ixi break in the new recruit hmmm? Get Orchid and meet me in the cafe please." It was...rather important yes.

She had...documents. In fact she had a slim briefcase of things she needed to show the children, and a similar one with explanations had been delivered to Magnus...

But he was here to fill the children in yes.

It was going to be...interesting no doubt.

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[code_jaeger]

"Uhm... okay." He blinked going to get Orchid so they could make their way to the cafe since she'd seemed like it was important.

[petal_storm]

Orchid...blinked and took his hand? Yes. "I was going to be fine going to the museum alone..." Did he change plans?

[code_jaeger]

"My mom wants us in the café." He noted frowning.

[petal_storm]

"Hmmm, did we do something wrong?" IT WAS HER FIRST INSTINCT OKAY?! His mom could be a bit intimidating.

[code_jaeger]

"I don't think so...."

[petal_storm]

"Okay, good, I don't want anyone saying we can't share a room now," she growled.

[code_jaeger]

"Yeah no."

[petal_storm]

"Good." She LIKED their relationship evolving okay? "She has...paperwork." Oh hell.

"Stop looking so horrified children it's not marriage contracts or anything."

[code_jaeger]

"Well... ah, what is it then?"

Family Ties

[petal_storm]

"Well, I traced Orchid's mother," Dahlia admitted easily.

Orchid...groped for a chair to lean on yes.

Re: Family Ties

[code_jaeger]

"What?"

Re: Family Ties

[petal_storm]

"Mmmhmmm, sit dear, order food. I'll explain," she promised. "Orchid's mother was visiting from my side of things."

"She's..."

"Alive. Not human," Dahlia confirmed. "Technical term is Project as created life, no issue with that beyond I had to be sure those responsible for leaving the girl on on her father's doorstep weren't breaking laws."

Re: Family Ties

[code_jaeger]

"Project..." Jaeger growled. "I"m sorry what...?"

Re: Family Ties

[petal_storm]

"It's not like that Jaeger," she sighed. "Project is not a slur, it's a designation to indicate that growth needs may not be well documented and extra care for quality of life needs to be considered and provided, as far as law is concerned anyway. What you create, by birth or science, you are responsible to care for."

Re: Family Ties

[code_jaeger]

"So Tin and Fliq..."

Re: Family Ties

[petal_storm]

"Are your children, and first gen projects," she agreed. "And you will care for them properly yes?"

Re: Family Ties

[code_jaeger]

"Yes." He nodded. "Until they manage caring for themselves anyway."

Re: Family Ties

[petal_storm]

"Yes, and even after that when they may need questions answered," she chuckled softly. "Regardless, I thought it best to get some...paperwork...on the fact her relative, not her mother mind you, but several back, won' try to interfere in Orchid's life."

Re: Family Ties

[code_jaeger]

"Good," he growled. "Abandoning a child, if he hadn't been home or if it had been too cold, too many air polutants...."

Re: Family Ties

[petal_storm]

"Yes," Dahlia agreed. "My concern as well. There were...several circumstances involved that means I will not be punishing them in this case but her birth mother would still like to see her."

Re: Family Ties

[code_jaeger]

Jaeger growled, "why not?"

Re: Family Ties

[petal_storm]

"...because her mother is dying, as most plants do, and it was her mother's creator that decided a mostly human child would best need a human life to be...happy."

Re: Family Ties

[code_jaeger]

"Dying...."

Re: Family Ties

[petal_storm]

"A mad scientist hates...humans. She is one and was hurt very badly by humans, so she left to live among plants and has worked her whole life making plants who ARE people, but they are short lived. Nearly twenty years is a miracle I am told, she is quite old now, and wishes to see her daughter born of the human man she loved."

Re: Family Ties

[code_jaeger]

"Thats..." He sighed. Tragic? Horrible? He didn't really know. Creating something just to have a short life span. He didn't think he liked the woman.