touchnovel Chapter 1727 A Strawberry Corner
Chapter 1727 A Strawberry Corner
--- Kat --- (Wednesday)
Kat had one paint brush in either hand and a third larger brush wrapped up in her tail. "Wait... why am I here painting the fence?" asked Kat with a glance to the side. Vivian was there in painting get-up. She had an oversized set of overalls covered in paint stains and an oversized long sleeve shirt with logos for a construction company Kat didn’t recognise on it. Also covered in paint. Her hair was done up in a ponytail for once and she had a big wide sunhat on.
"Because you need something to do or someone to help and I wanted to talk to you," answered Vivian.
"Am... am I really that bad?" asked Kat. "Wait this doesn’t have anything to do with the fact I was bugging you about the spider tank plans right?"
"Eh... I don’t know if that’s actually the reason but I’ve noticed that you get a bit in your head if you don’t have someone else around to distract you. It’s not long your unfocused just you tend to... muddle a bit if you don’t have a clear goal. I think half the reason you can train without issue is that you know it will let you help more people in the future..." explained Vivian. "And no I think you had pretty valid questions about the tank so we are in fact not talking about it now. Please don’t try to change the subject,"
"Huh... I’ve not really thought of it that way... and you might be right? Something to think about at least," mumbled Kat as she brushed a spot of paint that she’d missed. With her demonic upgrades painting with three brushes was no issue. She could paint one post with each limb with no issues. Well, almost no issues.
Vivian shrugged, pausing partway through her post to glance at Kat. "I don’t mean much by it. I just thought this would be a better way to chat, or at least one you’d appreciate. The fence needs painting anyway. Oh, and in case you’re wondering I bribed Callisto to take Sylvie out for the day so you don’t have to worry about disappointing her with a lack of attention either,"
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Kat winced at that insinuation and let out a long sigh. "Alright that’s... that’s fair at least. What did you bribe Callisto with,"
"Secret," said Vivian with a cheeky smile. "Now, tell me how you’ve been? I’ve got the general gist from your stories but we’ve not really sat down and talked in... hmmm... might be months at this point,"
"Well you weren’t going to open up about just yourself now were you? I needed to bring out some of the big guns," admitted Vivian with a grin. "Now that we’re actually talking instead of just giving platitudes I’ve got another question for you. How long are you planning to stay?"
"What do you mean? Why do you ask?" queried Kat.
Vivian shrugged, "Well, you’ve been gone quite a while recently and Lily has been more or less constantly around... plus you’ve earnt a good deal of money from what I understand. This isn’t me kicking you out either. I’ve got more money then I know what to do with and so does Callisto. Sylvie adores you and I enjoy having you around even if it’s only for brief moments... but I felt it needed to be asked. Your answers with Sylvie already give me most of an answer but well..."
"You want a full one," stated Kat. "I don’t plan to leave. As long as you’ll have me I’m happy to stay..."
"But?" asked Vivian.
"But I’m a touch worried. From what rumours and little bits and pieces I’ve heard Rank 5 might be a turning point. It might not happen immediately... but eventually I think I’ll be prevented from visiting Eart except for really small stints. Normally that could be centuries away...
"But it’s also normally decades or centuries to rank up at all and I’m already Rank 4. I’m not sure when I’ll get to Rank 5 and I’m not sure when the universe will start having issues with me... but it might be sooner then any of us would like. I’m... I’m really not sure what I’ll do then.
"The annoying part is that it’s not really something I can properly plan for. It’s just going to happen one day and... well it might also be where a lot of my worries around Sylvie come from. One day I might just... not be able to be there. Sure I’ve got those tokens for her, along with you and Callisto as well if that’s something you want. Just... I don’t want Sylvie using them until she’s older. Mature and smart she may be... but she deserves a chance to grow up first," explained Kat.
"Well as her adopted mother I do agree with that," said Vivian with a smug smile. "Personally, I just wouldn’t worry about it much. If it’s just going to happen at some point? Then just let it happen. Perhaps plan a bit. Leave behind a beacon or whatever if you need to... and just be ready. I know you mentioned that you’d want to get a storage ring for stuff. Perhaps look into one big enough to keep everything you care about. Just in case,"
Kat gave a short laugh. "Pretty sure you can’t keep people inside them long term or at all for most models,"