[As if sensing his son's impending demise, Poseidon pulls him away so he can look down at him with big, sad eyes.]
But I still miss it, you know? You were all so small, and adorable, and you played in my hair all the time...and you were so curious about everything, so pure...
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[Choromatsu gets gently plopped into his other palm as he continues.]
Having relationships is fine and all, but I caution you not to rush into things. You may never know how they will turn out later on!
[And he uh...still has not met them.]
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Yeah, yeah, I know. I was just teasing, dad.
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But you'd like grandchildren eventually, wouldn't you~? Having actual little guppies around again would be nice right~?
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But that gets him to falter, his tail lashing in the water.]
I- b-but...well......
[Actual little guppies.........
...
Poseidon's lip starts quivering. He misses the time when they were as big as his fingertip so much...]
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uh oh ]
...Are you okay?
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[He's fine for about two more seconds before he presses Choromatsu to his cheek just a tad too snugly, sniffing loudly.]
I was just thinking...a-about how it feels like it was just yesterday I was teaching you how to swim......uuuu...
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Um... th-think about it this way though! Were we really better at that size?
I bet you had to be a LOT more careful to avoid crushing us!!
[ HINT HINT... ]
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I did...I was s-so frightened that I would accidentally hurt one of my precious jewels...
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S-See, so it's better that we're not guppies anymore...!
P-Please don't be sad dad.
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But I still miss it, you know? You were all so small, and adorable, and you played in my hair all the time...and you were so curious about everything, so pure...
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When you have guppies you must bring them to see their Grandgod, okay? I want to teach them how to love the ocean just as I did for you!
[When.
...also he really fucking misses having babies around, okay.]
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after a moment of surprise though he just grins ]
Of course, of course! After all, I'll need someone to babysit every now and then, right?
[ ...though how is he gonna have kids with humans. Can he even bring the kids here? These things are only occurring to him now ]
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[Well...that seems to have pacified him, at any rate. But he'll hold you to that, Choromatsu. He'll hold you to it for the rest of your life.
He seems to realize them that he'd grabbed up Choromatsu so suddenly, and is also quick to carefully lower him back down in the water.]
Ah...sorry.
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...Do you feel better?
[ ah how the turn tables ]
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[He wipes at the corner of one of his eyes before continuing.]
And I think this conversation might have gotten away from us too...but I do not mind. I enjoy spending time with you.
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[ He moves to finish up collecting all his trinkets again ]
I should probably get all this back to-- [ his little hide away grotto, but he can't let dad know about that ] um, put it all away.
I think I might try to collect new stuff though. Stuff with those gems in mind.
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[He means that seriously, too, hoping Choromatsu knows better than to wander too far...even if he can't remember the original issue behind it.]
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[ Things he is not going to do: that. ]
I'm an adult so you don't have to worry.
[ yes you do ]
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[His smile broadens, reaching his eyes as he moves to pull his trident from the sand.]
I will be off the north side of home if you need me for anything, okay?
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[ He starts swimming away, in the direction of his grotto, but stops for a moment ]
Um, dad?
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[ ...fuck, yeah this is really embarrassing ]
S-Sing together...?
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E-eh?
[He pauses, as if he's not sure he heard him right.]
Sing...with me? R-really?
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I-I've been doing that with my friends a lot, you know? [ mostly with Dia ] Unlike the others, they don't say I sound like a dying orca.
[ Is that the comment that made him stop singing as a kid even though he's always been drawn to music? Yes, yes it is. THANKS JERKS. ]
So I thought... maybe it'd be nice.
[ and maybe he's a little nostalgic for those lullabies after all ]
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His breath hitches in a clear attempt to not burst into tears in front of his son, and he nods.]
I...I would love to.
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