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pinkandyellow (pinkandyellow) wrote in silverage,

Rose nodded and grinned. “Yeah, it does. He took me to watch the sun expand. The end of Earth.” That probably didn't sound much better than the end of the universe though. Even knowing that it was so far in the distant future, Rose remembered watching it happen and how hard it had been to digest the idea that someday her planet would just be gone. “It's not the end of us though. Humans. We move on. We find other planets and settle in. Mingle.” She tacked the last part on teasingly before remembering the age of the girl she was speaking to. It occurred to Rose that Homura was handling her predicament remarkably well for someone so young. “We adapt I guess you could say.”

The past four months had passed so slowly for Rose that Homura's last question caused her to shift uncomfortably in her seat. She was half-tempted to lie. Maybe it wouldn't seem that long to Homura and Rose was simply over thinking it. But having lived it herself, it felt very long indeed. “Four months,” she answered finally. “I've been stuck four months.”