Hope that's a good enough compromise on the votes.
>>6256434Okay. Need to think quick. This will be something that needs to be taken care of sooner rather than later. But… before you can try to commit to any of this, you pull Cocoa aside, asking her, “…I know we don’t have a lot of time, this just went from concerning to potential crisis, but today’s been a lot, so I wanna know, how are you feeling about… all of this?”
“And our daughter especially?” she asks, getting to heart of the matter.
You nod. “Yeah… we know so much more about Reapa, and yet it’s only given more questions and concerns. I… just wanna know how you’re feeling about all this.”
Cocoa sighs. “I’ll be honest, it hit all the harder after actually seeing her that… she really is the spitting image of you. Smart and energetic and she even does that same little confused stare you do sometimes.”
You blink. “…Confused stare?”
“Like that. Exactly.” Cocoa giggles. Huh, you… genuinely never realized. “Still, she’s clearly someone that takes after you, but isn’t just some ‘counterpart’ to you, not some sort of Army of Darkness-ish ‘Bad Peppa.’ She’s… your kid. She’s our daughter.” Cocoa holds both of your hands, telling you, “I’d be lying if I said I’m not anxious about this. I don’t know the first thing about being a parent.” She then adds under her breath, “And wow is breaking this to my own parents gonna be… intimidating.”
“Yeah. But it’ll be something we do together.” you say with a smile.
Cocoa smiles back. “Still. I’m gonna do what I can to accept her. She’s a kid, out there on her own, trying to find her place in the world, and probably a lot more lost and confused than she’s willing to admit.” She pulls you in close. “We’ll talk more when you get back. Now go out there and kick some ass, Peppa.”
You giggle and give her a kiss. “Will do. I’ll try to contact you again as soon as I can, Goggles, Telepathy, whatever method will work.”
“You lovebirds done already? Be overly cute on your own time!” Izzy calls out.
Cocoa lets you go and even gives you a gentle push, with you nodding at her before you turn to your cousin. “I’ve got an idea.”
“Better make it quick.” your cousin requests.
“We NEED to be on top of this, so getting the Time Patrol’s help will be paramount, but some of us need to head out immediately. Mom, you’d be the best at coordinating the backup, so you okay with staying here while we head out with Goku?” You walk over to your brother and cousin.
(cont.)
