good luck.

Ul had comforted his sick mother for a while before he left her to rest. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, walking down the hall to his sister's room to see what she was up to. Rubbing the back of his neck, he approached her door and then knocked on the surface. "Fujiko...? Uh... do you want to hang out with me?" he called out, unsure of how to ask.

“I ought to go ask Papa to have a match with you sometime~” she said, adding it to her list of things to do to False. Fujiko felt a little annoyed that her adoptive father was not spending as much time as she hoped he would with his family, but she could understand that he was too busy with his own experiments. “See~” she only said, grinning and pointing at the Jenga set. “I picked out something we can all play together!” Fujiko followed Ul to the register, waiting for him to pay before she was handed her bag. “Hey, are you trying to tease me or something?” asked Fujiko, pouting a little and cursing herself for not being able to age like Ul could, though this made her wonder if Ul would eventually stop ageing at a certain point.

“Hey, you’re my sister... isn’t that what siblings do?” he chuckled, ruffling her hair a bit. Ul was only poking fun as he wanted to see Fujiko happy. But he was also happy that Fujiko was willing to ask False for a match. It seemed as of late that the man wasn’t around as much and it worried him that this would end up like the future. “This Jenga set is amazing. I’m not going to lose.” he declared, walking out of the store with his sister. His stomach was hungry for Ramen and he knew the perfect place. “Ramen, it is.” he nodded, heading off to the ramen shop. Arriving to a familiar place, Ul walked in and waved to the old man. “Long time, no see! False says hi!” he said to him as they took a seat. The old man grinned and wave to both children.

Ul had comforted his sick mother for a while before he left her to rest. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, walking down the hall to his sister's room to see what she was up to. Rubbing the back of his neck, he approached her door and then knocked on the surface. "Fujiko...? Uh... do you want to hang out with me?" he called out, unsure of how to ask.

“Are you sure?” questioned Fujiko, widening her eyes before she head on to each aisle. She wanted to get something that she could share with Ul, and most of the toys there was too childish for her. She thought she could settle for a board game, however she caught sight of Ul eyeing a toy sword. “Don’t worry, Ul. Surely Papa will give time to sword fight with you… Besides, I still have to see my little brother in action,” she said with a grin before she took a Jenga set. 

“I’m sure. And if he did that, I’d be happy.” he admitted, looking away. Admittedly, False was who he was closer to and all he wanted to do was make his father proud of him. “I’ll give you a good show the day we do.” he said, laughing and turning towards her to see the Jenga set she picked out. He kept the sword and then grinned back. “Jenga? We can play it together. It’d be a good family game to play too.” he nodded, heading up to the register to pay. Using the allowance that False gave him, he bought both items and then handed Fujiko her bag. “Here you go... Neechan.” he snickered.

Ul had comforted his sick mother for a while before he left her to rest. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, walking down the hall to his sister's room to see what she was up to. Rubbing the back of his neck, he approached her door and then knocked on the surface. "Fujiko...? Uh... do you want to hang out with me?" he called out, unsure of how to ask.

Lately Fujiko has been worried about Snow, considering the fact that they were in constant danger. This made the child worry about going out to the human world as well, but she trusted Ul to protect her. After all, Future Ul was older than she was, so he was like an older brother now. She thought it’d be best to just focus on her outing with him. “Ah, that sounds super fun~” she chimed, grinning as they got to the human world. It wasn’t as busy as a normal day would be, but considering the fact that it was cold, Fujiko could understand. 

By the time they arrived to the toy store, they were welcomed with glorious aisles of toys that any kid would love. He wanted to treat Fujiko today after hearing all the stuff that his mother and her went through. “You can get whatever you want. It’s on me.” he said, crossing his arms and observing the aisles as they walked through. Ul was fascinated when he saw some pretend swords nearby. False rubbed off on him a lot as he grabbed one of the swords and stared at it. ‘I wonder if he’ll ever want to sword fight with me again...’ he thought to himself.

Ul had comforted his sick mother for a while before he left her to rest. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, walking down the hall to his sister's room to see what she was up to. Rubbing the back of his neck, he approached her door and then knocked on the surface. "Fujiko...? Uh... do you want to hang out with me?" he called out, unsure of how to ask.

Ul had comforted his sick mother for a while before he left her to rest. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, walking down the hall to his sister's room to see what she was up to. Rubbing the back of his neck, he approached her door and then knocked on the surface. "Fujiko...? Uh... do you want to hang out with me?" he called out, unsure of how to ask.

( Honoka to Nameless. ) Honoka saw her mother entering and leaving a room lately and it started to make her wonder. Her ears twitched as she peeked around the corner to make sure that nobody would see her. Heading to the room, she twisted the handle and peeked inside. Covering her paws with her mouth in shock, she was surprised to see Nameless. "Ehh! It's you! ... Are you okay?" she asked, flailing her paws at the injured girl.

“B-but… I’m afraid of getting lost…” she mumbled, keeping her head down. Along with the paranoia came fear. Moreover Nameless had been very stressed lately that she lost all will to be adventurous like her innocent, childish self. “The future… sounds really scary,” she admitted, tucking her knees in while keeping her attention away from Honoka. After hearing the girl’s words, Nameless finally looked up to see a bright grin upon the younger’s face, that she couldn’t help but give her a gentle pat on the head.

( Honoka to Nameless. ) Honoka saw her mother entering and leaving a room lately and it started to make her wonder. Her ears twitched as she peeked around the corner to make sure that nobody would see her. Heading to the room, she twisted the handle and peeked inside. Covering her paws with her mouth in shock, she was surprised to see Nameless. "Ehh! It's you! ... Are you okay?" she asked, flailing her paws at the injured girl.

( Honoka to Nameless. ) Honoka saw her mother entering and leaving a room lately and it started to make her wonder. Her ears twitched as she peeked around the corner to make sure that nobody would see her. Heading to the room, she twisted the handle and peeked inside. Covering her paws with her mouth in shock, she was surprised to see Nameless. "Ehh! It's you! ... Are you okay?" she asked, flailing her paws at the injured girl.

Nameless shrugged with her one shoulder – as the other felt too heavy to lift – and looked at Honoka, her childish interest back and running once more. “Ooh, I’ve never met an immortal before! Lily-chama is really cool for that,” she said to Honoka, smiling a little. Even with her childishness back, Nameless still couldn’t afford to smile so brightly like before. “She didn’t say anything to me…” she replied, shocked about the pat she received with the girl’s tiny paw once more. It somehow felt really nice to get a pat on the head, even if the person giving is younger than her.

( Honoka to Nameless. ) Honoka saw her mother entering and leaving a room lately and it started to make her wonder. Her ears twitched as she peeked around the corner to make sure that nobody would see her. Heading to the room, she twisted the handle and peeked inside. Covering her paws with her mouth in shock, she was surprised to see Nameless. "Ehh! It's you! ... Are you okay?" she asked, flailing her paws at the injured girl.

Honoka was all smiles at this point as she eagerly faced Nameless to begin her story. “You see there’s lots of beautiful flowers in the kingdom of Gardenia, the place where Mama comes from but hidden deep in all of the flowers that we have there is a flower called the Forbidden Flower.” she began, telling it just like how her mother would tell her. “It has been said that one prick from the thorns of this flower could give a person eternal life! But it is not easy to get to the flower since it’s bounded by powerful magic. One day the current Queen of Gardenia was ready to use the flower for her own selfish purposes but squishy Mama came to the rescue, protecting the flower from the other. They vigorously fought until she took out a sword, ready to kill Mama all together.” she paused, smiling. “Until the magic bounded by the flower protected Mama at all costs. But the mysterious part is that Mama got pricked by the flower while saving it so I don’t know how that affects her. Having that flower in the wrong hands would mean doom for Gardenia.” she finished. “The flower still exists but ever since then, no one has dared to go near it.”

Nameless sat up and listened patiently, her interest gradually growing bit by bit as the story went on. “The Forbidden Flower…” she mumbled, wondering just what the flower looked like. A small gasp escaped Nameless’ lips until she remembered, very vaguely, of what had happened to Lily during their encounter with the Queen that ended up with Nameless injured. The blast that was meant for the sorceress was something Lily took, but for some reason she seemed completely fine after a few minutes, and with what she had just heard, she connected the stories together.

Honoka's ears perked up at the mention of Nameless's question. She thought long and hard about it, paws on her cheeks. "Maybe Mama is! I don't really know. But if she is, it must be the only thing she is hiding. Mama is always so truthful so she must have a reason for not saying." she explained. Turning towards Nameless, she smiled. "Did Mama tell you anything?" she asked curiously. The princess reached over and whimpered, giving the other another pat on the head. It was something Honoka did a lot on a whim after all.

( Honoka to Nameless. ) Honoka saw her mother entering and leaving a room lately and it started to make her wonder. Her ears twitched as she peeked around the corner to make sure that nobody would see her. Heading to the room, she twisted the handle and peeked inside. Covering her paws with her mouth in shock, she was surprised to see Nameless. "Ehh! It's you! ... Are you okay?" she asked, flailing her paws at the injured girl.

Honoka was all smiles at this point as she eagerly faced Nameless to begin her story. “You see there’s lots of beautiful flowers in the kingdom of Gardenia, the place where Mama comes from but hidden deep in all of the flowers that we have there is a flower called the Forbidden Flower.” she began, telling it just like how her mother would tell her. “It has been said that one prick from the thorns of this flower could give a person eternal life! But it is not easy to get to the flower since it’s bounded by powerful magic. One day the current Queen of Gardenia was ready to use the flower for her own selfish purposes but squishy Mama came to the rescue, protecting the flower from the other. They vigorously fought until she took out a sword, ready to kill Mama all together.” she paused, smiling. “Until the magic bounded by the flower protected Mama at all costs. But the mysterious part is that Mama got pricked by the flower while saving it so I don’t know how that affects her. Having that flower in the wrong hands would mean doom for Gardenia.” she finished. “The flower still exists but ever since then, no one has dared to go near it.”

( Honoka to Nameless. ) Honoka saw her mother entering and leaving a room lately and it started to make her wonder. Her ears twitched as she peeked around the corner to make sure that nobody would see her. Heading to the room, she twisted the handle and peeked inside. Covering her paws with her mouth in shock, she was surprised to see Nameless. "Ehh! It's you! ... Are you okay?" she asked, flailing her paws at the injured girl.

( Honoka to Nameless. ) Honoka saw her mother entering and leaving a room lately and it started to make her wonder. Her ears twitched as she peeked around the corner to make sure that nobody would see her. Heading to the room, she twisted the handle and peeked inside. Covering her paws with her mouth in shock, she was surprised to see Nameless. "Ehh! It's you! ... Are you okay?" she asked, flailing her paws at the injured girl.

( Honoka to Nameless. ) The wolf princess needed some time to herself, trying to find ways to approach her mother and also to save her father. She felt extremely down, ears lowering while she held onto a single daisy and ventured through the forest. With a royal blue cape draped over her head and dress, she was safely protected from outsiders. That is until she bumped into someone doing magic out of nowhere. "C-Cool!" she stuttered, peeking from behind a tree and watching innocently.

Nameless squealed more in joy once Honoka placed down her hood, finding herself poking the twitching ears in sheer curiosity and amusement. She was so fascinated by the ears that she nearly missed what Honoka said. “Oh, yes! My name vanished just like that one day!” she said, snapping her fingers as the paper butterflies vanished into thin air. “Eh? A hint? There’s this, but I don’t know if it’s a hint to my name,” she went on, showing Honoka the small S stitched on the end of her cape. 

Her ears twitched when they were poked as Honoka rubbed her eyes with her paws in a cute manner. She whimpered from the poke, liking it whenever someone would play or pat her ears. Looking up, she noticed the small S stitched on the cape and tilted her head curiously. “If your name went poof then we have to find you a new one! An S…? Hmmm~.” she said, tapping her chin in deep thought with her paw. 

( Honoka to Nameless. ) The wolf princess needed some time to herself, trying to find ways to approach her mother and also to save her father. She felt extremely down, ears lowering while she held onto a single daisy and ventured through the forest. With a royal blue cape draped over her head and dress, she was safely protected from outsiders. That is until she bumped into someone doing magic out of nowhere. "C-Cool!" she stuttered, peeking from behind a tree and watching innocently.

( Honoka to Nameless. ) The wolf princess needed some time to herself, trying to find ways to approach her mother and also to save her father. She felt extremely down, ears lowering while she held onto a single daisy and ventured through the forest. With a royal blue cape draped over her head and dress, she was safely protected from outsiders. That is until she bumped into someone doing magic out of nowhere. "C-Cool!" she stuttered, peeking from behind a tree and watching innocently.

"Ul? That name is nice. I like it. My name is Aster. It’s nice to meet you, Ul.” Aster mused, followed by a small curtsy.

Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he hummed softly to himself and then tilted his head at her question. Ul didn’t know who her father was so it was a bit hard to answer that question. “Well, who’s your father? I might be able to know. The only few males I associate with in Clan are my father and Uncle Camellia since he helped raise me as a child too. He’s a good guy that Uncle Camellia.” he chuckled, remembering some of the memories the two shared back when Ul was a child. “Other than that, this place is female dominated. The lack of testosterone is real.” he sighed, frowning a bit.