Nozomi, Nozomi
Cast:
Desperaia, Furuzaki Nozomi - age 37
Furuzaki Kizuna - Desperaia's daughter - newborn
Cure Dream, Yumehara Nozomi - age 23
Yumehara Kanau - Cure Dream's son - age 5 months
April, 2016
In years past, Big Nozomi used to live on the top floor of a skyscraper, disconnected from the world. Lately, she has traded that out for a fenced off manorial estate and several small dogs. Still conspicuous in her wealth, still walled off, but she is no longer alone. She has said that the location helps her to stay grounded.
The gate is motorized, and opens as Cure Dream approaches with her son. It closes behind them after they enter. By the time Big Nozomi appears, daughter in her arms, they are practically at the entrance to the main house.
"Little Nozomi! So glad you could make it! I would have met you at the gate, but there was a diaper emergency."
Cure Dream laughs. "No need to apologize, Big Nozomi! Believe me, I know all about those now."
"I suppose you must. How strange it is that you became a mother first despite being so much younger."
Big Nozomi leads them inside, where they deposit the two babies in a crib together. Kanau regards the other infant with dull curiosity, while the newborn girl, Kizuna, seems completely disinterested in the boy.
"Oh my. They're not going to remember this at all, are they?"
Cure Dream shakes her head. "No, but we can visit again as they grow older. It should sink in eventually that they've seen each other before."
"Fascinating. You know, Little Nozomi, this is all turning out much more fun than I thought it would be. When I was a girl, I was taught that babies were all screaming and poop and vomit, but ours are quite cute together."
"That they are!"
"Perhaps we should betroth them?"
Nozomi's eyes widen, but the older woman is smiling. "You're not serious, are you?"
"Not right now... but I might become serious later. I don't think I can help becoming tempted. You did save my soul, you know."
"It's just such a heavy topic, Big Nozomi. We shouldn't be deciding these things for our babies."
"Not while they're still babies, right? I don't mind. Let's just enjoy the present."