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[coppelganger]

[ Wonder of wonders, it's time for a rare as hell Sarah network post. But today is an important day, and for more people than just her, she's sure. When she appears on the network early in the afternoon, she's subdued, but then again, she always kind of is when she's doing something on the network. ]

Anyone else really missing their kid today? Or maybe just missing their mum?

[ That's it. She doesn't have a lot to say. The questions hang in the air for a few seconds, and then she reaches over and shuts the feed off. ]

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[devoutish]

Yeah. My own mum would be pleased as punch with the idea of a Mother's Day.

[coppelganger]

Don't you have it where you're from?

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[doubleblind]

[So maybe Cosima should be planning for her own special day, but she can multitask! Checking in on Sarah is important. That's why Sarah will here a knocking on her bedroom window a half hour or so after her post.]

[coppelganger]

[ Sarah goes to the window and opens it. To say that she looks surprised to see Cosima, of all people, is an understatement. ]

Hey. What are you doing here?

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[notsheepish]

Does grandmother count? Because it's been a few years now since I've seen mine, which is still kinda weird. I saw her, like, almost every day of my life before that.

[Accompanied by a sympathetic, slightly sad smile, of course.]

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[coppelganger]

Sure. Why not?

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[accelerate]

[ ah, mother's day. it's become one of barry's least favourite days of the year, alongside his birthday, anniversaries, and now father's day. for a moment he forgets he's spent three long months with his mother alive, but that's nothing in comparison to the eleven years that remain under his belt where he was alone without her. ]

[ he puts on a smile and a brave face. ]

Yeah.

[ then he thinks to clarify: ]

My mom, not ... a kid. I don't have a kid. [ he pulls a face. ] I think?

[ moment ruined. ]

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[coppelganger]

Well... hopefully you'd know.

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[continuousgroaning]

... I've missed my family a lot since I arrived here, but I'm especially missing my mom today, yeah.

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[coppelganger]

[ Oh. A kid. It's always a little bit sadder when it's a kid. ]

Sorry to hear that.

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[glassfall]

I never knew my mother.

[She says it neutrally, but there's a sadness to it.]

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[coppelganger]

Oh. Neither did I.

[ I mean, technically she doesn't have a mother. ]

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[thevictoriandetective]

Not really. And I don't have a kid.

[A pause as what she said sinks in. He thinks of John and Rosie.]

I'm sorry.

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[coppelganger]

Shit happens, doesn't it.

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[pale_blue_arrow]

[He debates sending this for nearly thirty minutes. He fiddles with the lock and figuring that out for ten. He has no right to say anything. It's not a big deal, he's not even a woman let alone a mom, it's-]

i'm the male equivalent of a mum but yeah

i've been missing her since she died and being here is not helping

my kid i mean, my mom is fine

[-it's hard. To keep going with all these secrets gnawing at him from within. Even if he was at home, even if he had somebody to talk to, he's still too raw emotionally to say it out loud. The word 'dad' was too hard to type. The idea of speaking the word 'daughter' made him want to dive for the nearest hard liquor.]

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[coppelganger]

shit. sorry. being a dad counts too. sorry.

[ fuuuuuck, nothing like someone telling you their kid is dead to make you feel like a horrible person for whining about missing your (alive) kid. ]

[acclimatized]

Yeah, I'm missing my daughter today. My mum too, but she passed away years ago.

[coppelganger]

Sorry to hear that. How old's your daughter?

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[am_i_a_monster]

I've missed my mom since she died. Mother's day just makes it worse.

[She pauses.]

Sometimes I let myself hope that the porter will bring her here and bring her back to life.
Who are you missing?

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[coppelganger]

[ She winces. There are people she wishes the Porter would bring back to life, too, though she doesn't ever say it out loud. ]

My daughter. Kira.

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[glowsferatu]

[ She has to take a second to make sure this isn't Sarissa before responding. You can never tell with the sisters, even if the accents are a little different. ]

I always feel a little guilty that I've been fortunate enough to have my daughter with me now. Even if it was after five years of being without her, I don't think I'll ever feel like I deserve it.

[ Ashiah does, at least. She deserves to have some kind of life where she doesn't die before she ever hatches. ]

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[coppelganger]

Your daughter is here?

[ She doesn't want to be jealous, but of course she is. She hesitates, not sure whether or not she should continue, then asks, ] Does she—did she know you were gone all that time?

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[coppelganger]

uh
you okay there?

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[orphangirl]

I don't really have a mum to miss. Do you?

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[coppelganger]

i have a mum and a daughter. i miss em both.

[akito]

I've never had a mother to miss.
What do you miss the most about yours?

[coppelganger]

well, mostly i miss the way my mum always knows how to handle whatever happens. she always has a plan.