>>5216817"It's been a day. So, you know what? I think you all should get the rest of the day off." you say to the kids, who all look surprised, then excited. “Go have fun.”
“Wait, really?” Broly asks, brow raised.
“Yay!” Maz and Kayle shout excitedly, throwing their arms up.
“Well that's a surprise.” Tatsu and Tomi say together, sharing a glance with Broly. Who all clearly communicate for a moment before speaking up again. “Okay, you and Mom have fun We'll take the younger two out for a bit too, so you guys can have some free time.”
“Come on, let's go see what's going on near the pit.” Broly says to Maz and Kayle, the younger twins shouting out and following him into the air. Tatsu and Tomi look between them, then Caulifla, then share a glance before lifting into the air, and taking off in a different direction. You aren't sure where they plan on going but don't ask, Caulifla looking around confused for a moment.
“Everything okay Caulifla?” Meloka asks her, your daughter looking to you both with an odd expression on her face. “Cauli?”
“I...I'm...Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.” she says, bringing a smile up to her face. But you can see it doesn't go all the way to her eyes. You're about to say something when she takes to the air, and flies off. You focus on her ki a moment, and find out she's not flying back to the city, but towards the Jiralhanae ship-city on the mending Glass Plain.
“Do you think she's okay?” Meloka asks you, looking worried.
“She'll be fine. Today's been hard on everybody.” you tell her, then to your wife's surprise sweep her up off her feet. “She just needs some time to herself. And so do we.”
“Ohhh, I see.” she says with a mischievous giggle, leaning up and giving you a kiss before pointing off into the forest. “Well then, how about we go over there, instead of the ship? That way we don't have to worry about breaking anything.”
Which you comply with, taking Meloka into the forest and away from the rest of civilization for awhile. An hour or two later, after you've both exhausted yourselves and you both are laying in the newly-formed crater from your...Activities, a thought comes to mind. So while Meloka's laying limply atop you, catching her breath, you decide to reach out telepathically to Head Scientist Daiko.
“Hey, I'm not interrupting anything, am I?” you ask him telepathically, you feeling his momentary shock as you <span class="mu-i">think</span> directly to him. “We need to talk.”
“Karn? Of course, what's going on?” he asks you after a few moments. “Anything I can help with?”
“I hope so. What do you know of those Mindslayers?” you ask him, curious to know what information he already has. But the instant you ask, you can feel his frustration through the telepathic link.
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