Northstar Vale Please Please me

For now it is the two of them. He supposes Jo and Isi are off exploring or sleeping. He had grown fond of the children. Of course--it seemed all the children of the empire were lacking in either good parental guidance or missing a key player altogether. Vespera's didn't have a father and, naturally, Reiko's children had an absolute shit father. What a web that had been spun for the next generation. 

 He brought his eyes back to hers when she spoke and he offered a slight chuckle, "You'll find I usually am," He shrugged. He wasn't often in a joking mood. Rarer even of late. Still, it seemed to fit iand it felt nice to not let everything be so heavy. 

 "We push on the way we do. If it becomes too much we find a new place to live," He shrugged his shoulder. The thought had dawned on him time and time again that, perhaps, he would be better off elsewhere. Alas--that was not presently the possible outcome. He couldn't just walk away given the state of things. Soon...perhaps....At least a small hiatus. One where he knew things were okay here and he could leave to truly diffuse. Once Takeshi were no longer breathing he supposed.