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[It occurs to her that she's really done it this time. This was meant to be a cheerful call, but instead she's just been hurting him by bringing these things up.]

I... I'm sorry. I suppose I just- It seems like a lot of people in my world went through something similar, so I thought that maybe--

[...Maybe she could help. But she just shakes her head.]

...I'll stop talking about it. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry or...

You're not. It's fine.

[He takes a short breath, refocusing for a moment, shoving his feelings aside for a few moments. Then, finally, he asks-]

What were your parents like? [It's a soft question, hollow, but the distraction helps with the calm.]

[...Oh. That brings her to silence for a good moment. It takes her a while to come up with something to say.]

I... don't live with my parents anymore.

...right. Shouldn't have asked.

[He knows better than most. But still.]

Friends?

[She shakes her head.]

You didn't know or anything, so...

Actually, I live at the Kamisaid Academy of Magic. Since I work there as a teacher, I get a free room to live in, so I'm allowed to be there with my Master and Shii-chan.

[And then, just to make sure he knows:]

It's hard sometimes, but I like it there...!

[So it's okay. He doesn't need to worry about her.]

You're a teacher?

[Surprising! But it's good to know that she's taken care of.]

I'm glad you're in a good place.

It... started as a misunderstanding, but...

As long as I do all of my work correctly, they won't kick me out. And since I have to take care of Shii-chan, it's really important for me to stay.

But... I do like it there, even if it's difficult. And I've learned a lot, too! [Wait, but wasn't she supposed to be the teacher?]

Who's Shii-chan?

[Genuinely curious!]

It sounds pretty entertaining.

She's a homunculus my Master helped me make! They're supposed to be living weapons made of magic in my world, but she looks just like a little girl. She sort of acts like one, too... Getting her to eat her vegetables is tough.

I'm the one in charge of taking care of her, though. She's... [What's a good comparison...]

I guess you could say she's like a little sister to me!

You... you made a person?

[Hang on a second, he still can't quite get past that part.]

Um... Sort of? My Master's the one who made the spell work, though.

[Which was probably worth a lot more than her measly contributions of mixing everything together, honestly.]

What... how- what kind of person is that?

You mean Shii-chan? [She assumes as much, anyway.] She's a lot like a normal kid, I guess... I mean, she gets a little violent at times, but she's very sweet!

[Deep, deep down inside.]

[He's not quite sure how to deal with that, but Isaac spares her the moral questioning- he doesn't really even know if he can parse what makes him uncomfortable with it anyway.]

I'm glad. It must be interesting, to live as she does.

I think she probably gets bored a lot. I have work, so she usually stays at home all day.

I wish there was something I could do besides just buying books or toys for her, but...

[Probably not what Isaac meant, but it's always been a major concern for her.]

[He shrugs.]

I meant that she doesn't have any parents or heritage or anything.

Oh! Mm... I wonder about that...

[She gains a thoughtful expression.]

I actually tried to give her to a mother, once... The reason I helped make her was because there was a magician who tried really hard to make a homunculus child of her own, since she lost her daughter during the war. But Shii-chan insisted on staying with me instead, and Yukko-san didn't mind it either.

As for her heritage... I think just being a homunculus is a little like having one. She chose her name herself! I think it was after the "greatest homunculus warrior," Lord Shiiraasan. Even though there's no war anymore, she always talks about how a homunculus should act and things like that.

[He tilts his head, thinking about that for a moment before nodding.]

It's just never something that came up in my world. You'd think there'd be tons of laws and stuff about it.

Laws? Like what kind?

Well- you know, creating life is kind of ethically... weird. I dunno though, I don't live in your world.

Eth-- Ethic--

Ethically?

[What does that even mean.]

Uh- making people? I mean, I didn't really take a debate class, but it seems like it'd be something people would debate.

[He shrugs.]

But... your world, not mine. No worries.

...Debate?

[She's... so lost.]

Umm... I'm sorry, but I don't think I know what that means...

...oh.

[He could explain it to her. But that sounds like effort and headaches for something that he's not sure if she'll really take well anyway.]

Nevermind, I guess.

Um... Either way...

Shii-chan is really important to me! So even though she causes a lot of trouble at times, I'm glad I can take care of her. Once the war is over, it'll be a relief to see her again...

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