Dimensional Descent

Leonel fell into silence, his palm flipping to return the bow to the Segmented Cube. He didn't quite have an answer, he never really thought about it.

Even when he was with Aina, he never really thought about what their future together would look like. He didn't think about marriage, he didn't think about kids or grandkids, he never really imagined them growing old together either.

It was odd that he never did. A man like him who was logical to a fault should have been thinking about those things. And, at the very least, he should have talked to Aina about it at some point. But, he never brought it up.

"Do you want kids?"

Aina, who had been staring intently at Leonel, was suddenly caught completely off guard by the question. She was baffled in one moment before she went entirely red.

"What are you talking about all of a sudden?!"

Seeing her reaction, Leonel laughed, all his worries seeming to float away. She could be quite bold sometimes, but she could also be adorably embarrassed just as easily. The ebbs and the flows of this were quite peaceful and relaxing. Maybe there was nothing wrong with some forms of boredom.

"No, really," Leonel said after he finally stopped laughing. "Do you?"

Aina's eyes darted around. She couldn't believe Leonel had really chosen this kind of situation to ask this question. But, seeing that the answer was important to him, she bit her lip and nodded.

"How many?" Leonel pressed.

Aina was exasperated. What was wrong with this man all of a sudden?!

"… Ten…"

"Huh?" Leonel leaned in.

as he was, this woman was even more confusing. She didn't even blink an eye when

her voice practically blowing Leonel's

"Does that mean

hands on her hips. "Is there a problem? I'm doing most

more important to Aina than he knew, to think that he hadn't even thought to ask before. She

words he had spoken that day on Planet Montex. He could even feel the anxiety within her as she

been able to

one thing for Aina to get super defensive and anxious over her experience with the Puppet Master back when her psyche still wasn't completely whole. But, for that to bleed over into her

common? Well, both them wanted to use her as some sort

would have up, but rather because they

so worried about? Like you said, you're doing most of the

smile spread into

baby, ten babies, twenty? He didn't really care one way

breath of relief before she rolled

and began to walk to who knows

ignore me? If we don't start now, how are we supposed to get to 20? Think of the

continued to

to put it down so

to take it too seriously. Getting out of here probably isn't all that difficult anymore. Just look

Aina raised an

"Really."