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Cafe Fina, Friday, late afternoon/evening

After more strange dreams about Triela, Momoko had finally given in and decided she totally missed Fandom.

So she'd told her mother she was taking a few days break, told Masaki she wouldn't be able to work the weekend, and was soon back on the island. Her first stop had been the Android Dungeon to catch up on some of her comics and manga. Now that rather large stack of books was half read and sitting on the table as she sat in her most favourite cafe in the world (sorry Priestly) and enjoyed a third slice of cake. She watched out the window at the world she'd called home for three years and didn't even notice the extra people who seemed to be around. People were always coming and going at Fandom, after all. Which she'd actually forgotten she'd missed.

Or maybe she had just missed being where she'd finally been herself and accepted?

And speaking of being accepted... She wasn't liking this new Cosmic Girl they'd added to the team. "I totally should have bought that Active Comics back-issue instead," Momoko sighed and turned to catch the attention of a waitress. Maybe another slice of cake would make reading the rest of the issue easier.

[Cafe Fina is open, Momoko is in town and available. ESPECIALLY FOR ONE *AHEM*]

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"I suppose I shouldn't be surprised to find you here," an amused voice called from behind Momoko, not sounding surprised at all.

The voice sounded familiar, but she couldn't quite place it (because it totally couldn't be who she immediately thought it was) so Momoko's smile was wide as she turned around. "Of course! I'd totally come back just for the desserts they sell h---"

And then she saw who it was and Momoko's face went slack. "No!"

It totally had to be someone who just looked like Triela, right? Like the guy who'd looked like Warren?

"Hey, Momoko." Triela grinned ever so slightly. "It's been a while."

"T- T- T- Triel-a?" It was through sheer determination that Momoko didn't scream. She did pale though; she DID NOT LIKE GHOSTS!

Really.

At all.

Please excuse her scooting her chair slowly away.

Triela slowly quirked an eyebrow. "Not happy to see me?"

If she were disappointed or hurt by the idea, she kept it rather well-buried.

It was complicated, okay?

"No! I mean, Yes. I mean.... You're a ghost!" Momoko managed to not shout that too loud.

"I don't think so..." Triela's brows drew down thoughtfully. "I mean, I can touch things." She held up a cell phone and waved it before sliding it into her pocket.

Momoko frowned now, too. Ghosts couldn't do that. At least not unless they were super powerful or something... Right?

"Uhm. But you... You're the Triela I know, right? Who, uhm." Should she say it? Stupid Fandom and it's weirdness may have gotten a different Triela, after all... "Collapsed in the park right after graduation and we had to go to the clinic?"

AND THEN YOU DIED?

"And died?" Triela prompted gently.

"Yeah," Momoko's voice was small and wistful, as an idea occurred to her. "Are... are you back? For real?"

"Yes and no."

Triela shrugged a bit apologetically. "I'm really here, but only until sundown tomorrow."

"And you're not a ghost?"

Not that Momoko gave Triela a chance to answer, since she was coming around the chairs and hugging her. "I had the strangest dreams about you and now you're here!"

If she was going to get new powers, this was an awesome one!

"YOU'RE HERE!"

Okay, she did shout that part.

Triela was ready for that, to be honest. So she simply absorbed Momoko's rush and wrapped her arms around her friend.

"I'm here," she agreed softly. "I guess you missed me, huh?"

"A LITTLE!!!" Much squeezing, because Momoko couldn't remember when she'd last hugged Triela! "So so much. I mean, not like Mister Hilshire, of course, but there were so many times when I just wanted to talk to you. And it's totally not the same, talking to a memorial tablet. No matter what anyone says."

"Well, I'm here now," Triela pointed out, hugging back almost as hard. "You can talk as much as you want."

Momoko gave a small chuckle that was almost a sob. Almost. "I don't know where to even start! So much has happened... It's been over a year," okay, just a small bit of crying. But it was sad-and-happy crying! "Almost two. I don't know what you know and what you don't and there's just, oh, just EVERYTHING to tell you!" And ask about.

...

She pulled back slightly, but did NOT let go of her friend. "This totally calls for more cake! And tea... you can eat, right?" Because that would be HORRIBLE if she couldn't!

"Wow, you totally look the same. You're staying with me tonight, right?"

Triela laughed. "You haven't changed a bit," she teased, letting Momoko pull her over to the table.

It was a lie, of course. There were a lot of changes, though most of them were subtle.

"And I suppose if you really want me to, I can." It wasn't like she had other plans.

"I am totally pretending to give you a choice, Triela. You're staying with me at the hotel and that's final. And I've totally changed. That's pretty much my whole problem right now." Momoko motioned for one of the Spoons and ordered more cake and tea.

"So... Where should I start?" Besides sitting there grinning inanely at her.

"Well, this may just be me," Triela smiled in fond amusement, "but I've always found that the beginning is a pretty good place for starting."

Another chuckle. "Ah. Well. That's totally far back!"

Momoko thought for a moment. "I mean, Jaime and I broke up," say that part really quick. "Uhm. After graduation, Raven moved to New Gotham with Dinah. Dinah and Jaime are both in college. Karla graduates soon. Leda had to fight a war to keep her throne - oh, she's a queen now! And time got messed up in her world, so she's twenty years older; it was so weird, since I had just been there at the funeral, playing with the kids, and then they were all grown up two weeks later! Uhm, what else...?"

"Things have been busy, huh?" Triela smiled, slotting all that information into the right places in her head.

The tea and plates of cake arrived, and Momoko poured Triela a cup first. "It didn't seem like it? I mean, a lot of things happened, but the only time it seemed like things overlapped was when I had to go from rescuing Jaime directly to helping Leda in her war. Luckily that was all after I graduated the Academy, so I had the time."

"Graduated from the Academy?" Triela prompted, raising the cup to her lips. "I think you skipped that part in your little summary."

Momoko blushed lightly. "Ah. Uhm. I went home and attended the Tokyo City Police Academy. Graduated a while ago."

"And then forgot about it in all the other news?" Triela teased, sipping at her tea.

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