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[beariot]

[ ... ]

Thank you for saying that, Monika. And


if you'd ever like to know more about Shiny Chariot

[ it's left unfinished, but... it was clearly an offer. ]

[loadme]

Do you miss it?

[beariot]

[ ...

Did she?

She'd never really... been asked that so directly. It made her realize that she didn't have quite an exact answer for it. She hadn't kept any of the effects of it. The costume had been left with her producer, all of the old merchandise discarded or kept in storage. Honestly, until she met Akko, she hadn't even seen those trading cards in ages.

But... was all of that just part of running away from her own past? Did she ever genuinely miss being everyone's star? ]

I don't know. I haven't really thought about it in such plain terms. After the moon scar, everyone just sort of agreed it was best that Shiny Chariot disappear. I guess I spent so much time distancing myself from that person that I never stopped to look back until Akko came to Luna Nova.

[loadme]

This all sounds like it happened a long time ago, right?

I doubt I'll ever know the whole story, and I'm okay with that.

[She didn't want to push, and like herself, some parts of their past were better left buried.]

But wouldn't it be okay to start to thinking about what you'd like, instead?

[beariot]

What I'd like

[ What she'd like... ]

is what I have. A wonderful daughter, the love of some amazing people, work that's fulfilling. I don't need to be Shiny Chariot again.

[loadme]

I'm you're happy, then I'm happy too.

[Much like Chariot had always offered unconditional love and support, so would she.]

I love you, mom.

[beariot]

I love you, too, Monika. Thank you.

[ ... ]

No matter what happens, so long as we have this faith in each other's happiness, I think we'll be okay.