#polypurple

I'm losing sight of you now.

What do I do now?

That tenderness, that loneliness, The words from that day—just these few things— If I could pack them all up, we'd go somewhere to play

"Smile, you two!"

"..."

"..."

Like, he can barely take his other dads seriously when they disagree with them, and gives them an apathetic shrug whenever they try to yell at or scold him during an argument. But when Hood does it, it's more like:

"Pa, come on—"

"Don't play with me, boy."

Psychic thinks that a pigeon got in as Sampi was walking in and tries to remove it before being stopped by him. Psychic finds that the pigeon is not nearly as feral as he initially thought, plus not as dirty as any of the other rock doves outside. He pets the bird, finding the cooing oddly soothing as his fingers ruffle the soft feathers. He allows Sampi to keep George as his companion (not like he really has a say in the matter either way), but says that he must keep him hidden from his masters if he ever decides to bring him inside. After all, they don't want to see what is—from their perspective—a wild animal in their mansion and potentially try to kill him.

The first time George sees Void, he flies straight into his hair and attempts to make a nest in it. Void is obviously not pleased and pulls the bird out of his hair, only for it to repeatedly fly into him and attempt to get back in, slapping him in the face with his wings all the while. He pushes the bird away and shouts for someone to get the pigeon out before Sampi calls him back to him through whistling. Sampi explains that George is his pet rock dove, to which Void makes a comment about how he couldn't have picked a better animal and citing Jet as an example. Void leaves, but not before George attempts to make a nest in his hair one more time.

• They can taste, but any flavors are much more muted compared to what a human or alphian would taste; the flavors of whatever they're eating/drinking must be very strong in order for them to taste what a human/alphian would at a normal scale

○ They're forever grateful to have the ability to taste the best drink in the universe (hot chocolate) thanks to their pa

• Their favorite Vocaloid/vocal synth is Utatane Piko

○ They love him for his design and voice, but also because they find his technical lifespan relatable in a very odd way even if they're different in many ways; a synth that got recognition after being forgotten for so long after his full potential was realized, only for his company to pull the plug on him because they didn't care at all

• Despite effectively being a millionaire with their allowance alone, they frequently pirate software, video games, and movies

○ The only thing they ever pay for on the internet is music because they have deep respect for musical artists that put their all into their songs

○ Their copy of Piko is also legitimate; they managed to snag a new copy of him after his discontinuation from a reseller for about $500 (basically nothing, also they threatened the reseller to make sure that the code they'd get wasn't activated in advance)

• They won't die if they don't eat or drink anything for extensive periods of time, but they will get weaker and more fatigued in such instances

• The diamond-like eye on their forehead can function as built-in night vision, allowing them to see even in pitch-black darkness

• They have a pet rock dove named George that flies in to visit them often

○ They refuse to keep him captive because they believe that birds deserve all the space in the world to fly and be free

Anyways he greets his partners back at home after the performance when Hood says that he should show Sampi his new look, and hands him to him.

Void stares at Sampi. Sampi stares back. Then...a sniffle before full-on sobbing.

All three of them were scrambling and trying to figure out what was wrong, even Psychic, who was almost panicking trying to get him to stop. After all, Sampi never cried before this, and this was late at night and everyone in the mansion was asleep.

Sampi spots a photo of his dad through tears and points at it, leading all three of them to freeze. His dad picks him up, confused at what exactly their child wants. He wants him, but doesn't like to see him? Before he can protest, Psychic rubs his mohawk down and fixes it into his usual look.

The crying stops, and Sampi looks at his dad once again before saying, "Dada!"