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Clover wipes a tear away from the corner of her eye, nodding along sympathetically. Lorene just stares. Not that she didn’t believe her, the poor girl really seemed to be pouring her heart out here, it was just… her dad had gotten suckered by enough sob stories for her to be at least a little skeptical of these things. There were some really rotten people out there.
“I-I have this friend, Rocky…” ‘Beatrice’ swallows. “I didn’t want to just beg, but i-if I can get Rocky a grief seed, t-then a lot of our problems could be fixed… I’d be able to get my dad the medicine he needs and get a place for us to live, like my older brother wanted…” She looks up at the two of them, eyes shining with hope. “So please, c-could I have the grief seed? I’ll pay you both back, I swear!”
Lorene had… a lot of questions. Too many to even count. If this ‘friend’ was truly a friend, wouldn’t he or she have already noticed the situation ‘Beatrice’ was in? How did having a grief seed help this mess at all? If their home situation was so bad, what did ‘Beatrice’ even wish for when she became a magical girl? Why wasn’t their situation already fixed? Who the hell was Rocky?
Clover puts a hand on Lorene’s shoulder with a sad smile. “We should let Bea have it.”
Both girls looking at her expectantly, Lorene blinks. “Uh… we could. That could be a thing we do. It’s just, you do need to be careful about your soul gem getting too dark, Clover, and honestly I think you should be the one to use this grief seed? How’s your soul gem doing, Bea?”
Clover shakes her head with a sad smile. “It's okay, Lor-Lor... it'll take more than a few clouds to keep this old wolf from going on the hunt. And besides...” The wolf-girl does a spin, before making some goofy pose. “Bea needs our help! She's cold, wet, needs this seed for her friend Rocky... and a real wolf never leaves another wolf hanging!” She grins. “Look it up!”
‘Beatrice’ just looks at Lorene pleadingly.
“…Fine.” The girl sighs, tossing the homeless girl the grief seed. “Bea can have it.”
“Yay!” Clover and ‘Beatrice’ jump excitedly in celebration.
