Everyone returned to the ship when the night arrived, except Silva and Emely. The young engineer wanted to stay in her world just a bit and enjoyed the sight of her renovated room with her new lover. The two stayed on the bed, Silva lying on Emely's chest with a sleepy face. Emely gently caressed her hair, looking at the room they were in.

"Did you really renovate everything just for this day? It must have been so long."

"Ina and Neige helped me a lot, it wasn't easy but it was manageable. And you're more than worth it."

"That's... Really kind of you. It feels so weird that we're so close now... A few months ago, we still would insult each other, and now you're resting on top of me. I'm glad that you're my little bat now."

"Yeah, you're still a dumbass but you're my dumbass now." Silva took her beloved in her arms, getting closer to her "I wanted to make this day special for you, we don't celebrate birthdays usually."

"It's true, ever since I joined the ship I stopped using my old calendar. I think you used the same as me, right?"

"Yes, the one with twelve months. I preferred it to Neige's calendar..."

"I'm more surprised by how similar our worlds are, it's like they are alternate reality of each other. But in both, technology ended up causing their end..."

"That's not true..." Answered Silva with sleepy eyes "It's because humans suck."

"You look tired, you should sleep."

"But I want to spend more time with you, I can always sleep later... But your voice does make me sleepy..."

"I hope it's not because I'm boring."

"Of course not, it's just so soft..."

Silva closed her eyes but stayed awake. Despite the calm and love in the air, she couldn't fully relax. Something that was quickly noticed by Emely

"Silva, are you having trouble sleeping?"

"I can't rest knowing that it's so close to being over. I can't explain why, but I feel like Silv will act soon. It will probably be the end one way or another, and then we'll take care of the anomaly."

Emely gently caressed her lover's forehead, trying her best to calm her.

"Don't think about it, it's a moment of rest now. Tomorrow you can worry, but now it's my birthday and you should do as I want."

"And what do you want?"

"I want you to stop worrying, there's nothing that can stop you, I'm sure of it." Emely glanced at Silva's clothes. She still was wearing the vest Emely made for her "Are you ever wearing other clothes?"

"I don't need to, this one is comfy."

"But even to sleep? Do you at least wash it?"

Silva stayed suddenly silent with her eyes closed, pretending to sleep.

"I know you're not sleeping yet, you should at least wash every week..."

"But then there won't be your smell on it."

"My... Smell?" Asked Emely, embarrassed and concerned "You really should clean it, we can just cuddle to get my smell back on it."

"That's not a bad idea~. But then what will I wear? It's like my lucky charm."

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"I'll make you other clothes, and you act like I didn't make the uniform."

"But it's different, you didn't make it for me..."

"I'll make many clothes for you, just clean them, alright?"

Silva nodded with a bright smile on her face.

"I'll clean my jacket when you'll make me new clothes."

"That's... Not what I meant..."

"But why are you making clothes? Do you enjoy it?"

"I suppose. It's not bad to see pretty clothes, especially if you make them yourself. I mostly learned to because I needed to make the uniform of the Kronos. It ended up being useful, I made a jacket for you and I learned how to draw because of it."

Silva frowned, a bit confused by the words of her beloved.

"How is making clothes related to drawing?"

"Well, I had to draw the clothes before making them. The only problem is that I can only draw dresses now, the painting we did earlier doesn't look good because of that."

"Was I better than you then?"

"Even if others don't find it beautiful, it is for me. I should put our two paintings on the wall of my lab, it will look good."

"That would be great, at least you'd have a way to think about me."

"I already think about you every day, don't worry about it."

Silva paused for a moment. She never thought much about her future with Emely before but her last adventure did make her think about it. Would they really have a daughter? Nothing was guaranteed, they probably changed the future just by knowing it and something else also bothered her. No matter how hard she tried to chase it, the memories of her other selves came to her mind. Deep in her, maybe she was the same too, repressing horrible feelings in her.

"Silva, stop it."

Silva flinched, a bit confused by Emely's words.

"What did I do?"

"You were scratching your wrist."

Silva suddenly realized what she was doing. She didn't harm herself but it seemed like it was hard to break her old habits.

"I'm sorry, I didn't realize-"

"I'm right here, stop thinking about depressing stuff."

Emely softly petted Silva's head, who still felt a bit worried about her future.

"Hey Emely, what do you think about having a child?"

"You're already thinking about that? I didn't know you were that serious about me."

"No, that's not what I meant. I mean, I am serious but... I was just thinking about it lately."

"I wouldn't mind having one, I'm not sure it's something I'd want. Kids are annoying and loud."

"Yeah they are but... Aren't they cute?"

Emely smiled softly at Silva's words, delicately caressing her cheek.

"I'm sure there's a way for two women to have a child, science broke nature's rules multiple times."

"I'm not asking for a child." Silva pouted while blushing a bit "We have time for that anyway."

"Of course, let's just spend our time together for now. We can take care of getting a child later."

"I don't want a child!"

Despite Silva's words, she couldn't help but think about the girl from the future. Even if it wasn't her, she wouldn't mind having a child. All she wanted to do for now was sleep in the arms of Emely, away from any worries.

"Silva... There's something I wanted to ask you."

Silva listened to her beloved's request, a bit surprised by how flustered Emely was.

"I love your gift but... I'd want something else from you."

Silva waited patiently for Emely's words, hoping she would be able to grant her wish.

Neige managed to sleep after some difficulties. He was hoping to wake up in the morning but was instead woken up by a call. When he saw it was Silva he immediately answered, worried about the reason his friend called in the middle of the night.

"Silva? Are you alright?"

*Yes... I need to tell you something.*

Silva was whispering, probably to not wake up Emely. Neige waited patiently for Silva to explain herself, hoping she wasn't in danger.

*I... Became intimate with Emely..."

"Oh, that's what happened." Neige relaxed, relieved to hear that his friend was safe "Can it wait tomorrow?"

*No! I won't be able to sleep if I don't tell you... So she made me touch her breast through her clothes...*

"I understand so far, what happened next?"

*I passed out.*

Neige stayed silent, left dumbfounded by the answer.

"Why? Did something bad happen?"

*It was my first time doing that! It was too much emotion...*

"Silva... You grabbed her boobs before and even said she wouldn't get any men with those."

*But it's different! Now it's my girlfriend's... I hope she's not disappointed, when I woke up she was asleep...*

"She's glad I'm sure, she'll tell you tomorrow, you should sleep now..."

*Wait, I need to tell you everything. It felt soft like marshmallow, I never had marshmallow but I guess they're soft like boobs. Anyway-"

Silva proceeded to explain how she felt in great detail. Even if he was annoyed to wake up in the middle of the night, Neige was glad that his friend felt fulfilled with Emely. He tried his best to listen but ended up giving in to his somnolence, letting Silva talk for a while.

*You're probably asleep, I'm sorry I woke you up so late in the night. I love Emely, I really do, but you're also special to me Neige. Everyone on board is my friend but you're the one who took care of me and believed in me all the time, you even listened to my complaints... I love you, in a different way than Emely, but I truly do. You're my true family Neige, you're like the father I never had...*