Twin Roses Mingle (visitors welcome)

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Who: Twin Roses’ crew, friends, and lookieloos
Broadcast: Unlikely
Action: Twin Roses
When: March 2019

[Not much has changed on the Twin Roses since their stay on the Marsiva. No crew changes. No promotions or downgrades, although Vash is no longer co-captain, but rather first mate, in case anyone missed it and Krolia is still somewhat new among their ranks.

There aren’t even any stale donuts lying around which also means the plants in the garden and pets are thriving and their food stocks are still going strong. Yep, just totally normal stuff after being gone over a month! And probably no weird things to talk about after seeing each other’s memories. Business as usual here!

Also, there was the part where they attacked the Marsiva afterward for a hot minute. Just another normal day in the life of the fleet.]

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I got to know him better and I had more time to...heal I guess? I still love Winn. I'm still in love with Winn. But this is important to me too. You know, in that confusing way where I feel like it's eventually going to break the heart of everyone I care about? [She manages a smile.] But it's real and it's here and anything else is just pretending.

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Yes, I think that I understand that kind of confusing. [And odds are good that everything will end in heartbreak because that's how love goes, but it seems unkind to affirm that.] Then this is good. Not pretending is always advisable.

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[Don't worry. She know how to be pessimistic about these things. She's got it all confirmed in her mind. Still, it's kind of nice to relax a little and let herself enjoy things again.]

It does feel better.

...You're one of the hearts I worry about.

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[Oh, good! As long as she doesn't start getting her hopes up too much, he won't bother reminding her about the inevitable pain.]

You have enough hearts to worry about without also worrying about mine. [He wishes he could tell her that his heart is just fine, thank you, without lying. It's not and he doesn't know why.]