[She smiles, putting her hands on top of his. There's a lot of squirming around in there! It's even pretty visible, though Hilda's ignoring the weirdness of it mostly.]
We have our Pokémon. That's a ton of Pokémon... and they're all really great. Especially Bacon. And Coldcut. And your Pokémon!
I want them to play outside with Pokémon, without worrying if they're going to get in trouble or something. That'll be our job, keeping them safe.
As long as my kids don't die, I consider myself the best mom I could ever be. If they live to a good, long, happy life, then I've succeeded.
[Because loving them was a given, fighting for them was a given, protecting them was a given... keeping them safe was the one thing she felt she really had to focus on.]
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We have our Pokémon. That's a ton of Pokémon... and they're all really great. Especially Bacon. And Coldcut. And your Pokémon!
I want them to play outside with Pokémon, without worrying if they're going to get in trouble or something. That'll be our job, keeping them safe.
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...Yeah. You're right. [He trusts his Pokémon to be as gentle with their kid as they are with his little sister.] And keeping them safe is a given.
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[Because loving them was a given, fighting for them was a given, protecting them was a given... keeping them safe was the one thing she felt she really had to focus on.]
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[Safe, comfortable, able to be whoever they want to be, able to pursue their dreams...
He wants them to be as happy as he is right now.
Maybe that's a high bar to set. He's not sure how much happier he could be... but that's the point.]