[ phoenix trains anya to be a sidekick ]

[constellates]

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[constellates]

[he WILL - at the playground, on the swing set. she's not swinging, rather just sitting and writing in her notepad, occasionally looking up at the stars. she's humming softly, something slow and sad, but at least it doesn't look like she's crying today

hard to say if that's better or worse than other weeks]

[slobjection]

[ maybe... he sits down in the swing behind her, then... pulls a pudding out of his pocket and offers it to her. ]

Hello there.

[constellates]

[oh....

yes, she'll accept that. she will take the pudding and just - hold it over her lap, on top of the notebook. it's open to a page of a very detailed star chart]

... Спасибо. Thank you.

[even if her heart doesn't sound very in it - she is grateful]

[slobjection]

[ gives her a spoon, too. ]

What are you working on?

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[she will take the spoon, and if only to be polite, start peeling open the pudding]

... Звездная карта. Map of stars. If they change, if any look like ones I know...

[a beat]

Making changes to what I know.

[slobjection]

[ eat your pudding, anya. ]

Pretty clever.

Did you get anything so far?

[constellates]

... not our stars. Polaris not here. Ursa Major, Minor...

[she will eat the pudding quietly]

Not Babo Kim's stars. Whose stars...?

[ . . . she will look up and use the spoon to make a little gesture at a corner of the sky]

But... those stars are for you.

[slobjection]

Master Blue's stars.... maybe.

[ he follows where she's pointing with his eyes. ]

Huh. Do you see a phoenix star?

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[ . . . well, it at least manages to be a slightly better topic for her. the edge of her mouth curls a little bit upward, like she can't stop it.

the pudding is just really good]

... Mm. Not just one star. Созвездие. Constellation - I gave it your name.

[slobjection]

[ it was hand-picked by dad. ]

You sure that's the "Wright" name for it?

[ he is touched, though. ]

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[unfortunately, that makes her smile a little wider and she nods]

Mm. I do.

Very warm guiding star. It is... первоначальный. One of the first to see when sun sets. Makes the dark brighter until more stars follow.

[slobjection]

[ anya blease do not smile at his terrible jokes ]

Hm.... maybe we should rename it to the Anya constellation.

[constellates]

[she liked it!!!

but she's just going to shake her head]

Нет. No... I will find different one for me.

[slobjection]

[ please anya. ]

Something brighter and warmer, maybe.

[constellates]

... maybe.

[she looks up to the sky again]

I think... Заслуживают. I need to be better, before I can have constellation like that.

[slobjection]

I disagree.

[ she is very warm and bright!! ]

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[ . . . she normally isn't the type to argue but]

... Почему? Why?

[she doesn't think she's done anything helpful thus far]

[slobjection]

I happen to think you're a much warmer guiding star than me.

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[she pauses, like she's surprised to hear the words - and her gaze falls down to the ground in front of her even as she eats some more pudding]

... I do not know.

I think... Больше. Anya does not do enough, right now, to be a star.