[Voice]

[digger]

Mmph...

I had a funny dream last night. I was big and tall and strong... and... u-um...

It was kind of sad...

It was a good dream, though. At least, I think so.

Um... my eyes are blue, r... right...?

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Monster with a scary face...?

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I dunno what else to call it... I guess... um... I think it's name was Gurren... G-Gurren, um...

Lagann...?

It had two heads...

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Gurren and Lagann? Those are unusual names.

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they are kinda weird... I know Kamina's said Gurren before, though. I don't know where Lagann came from.

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should ask him; he might know.

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Mm... okay, I will.

You were in the dream too, Papa!

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Was I? What was I doing?

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Mm... you were looking for me. But you couldn't find me even though I was so tall!

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

...couldn't find you, huh?

Well, you know that's not the case, right? I'll always find you.

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah... it was just a dream, anyway.

Or maybe it wasn't me after all...?

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't worry about it too much, Simon. Okay?

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I guess... it just felt weird, that's all.

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

You okay? You're on your bed, right?

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh. Boota's sleeping on me, so I don't wanna wake him up.

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

M'kay. Mind if I come in there?

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Papa, you can always come in!

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Right; back to littler Simon. This would take a few moments to adjust to, so Cloud very quietly barges in and moves to sit on the edge of Simon's bed, remembering when he was so big that he stretched from one end of the mattress to the next.]

Hey, Simon. You...you do feel all right, right?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon turns his head at the sound of Cloud's voice, reaching for him with one hand, petting Boota on his lap with the other.]

Mm, yeah! I feel like I slept for a really long time, though.

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Cloud caught the gesture and his heart sunk as he reached out and took Simon's hand. So he was back to being blind again; it made sense, but he'd still hoped...]

Well...you did. It's been a while.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon brightened and gave Cloud's hand a little squeeze, smiling in the direction he knew Cloud was sitting.]

Huh? How long, Papa? A whole day?

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Mm...

[Cloud hesitated; he didn't want to scare Simon, but if he found out some other way, he knew Simon would be hurt that he wasn't truthful. So...]

...Simon, don't be scared, but it's been about...about three weeks.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon's eyes flared wide for a moment, stunned, before he noticed - and remembered - that it did nothing for him anyway. He gawked at Cloud, trying to wrap his mind around sleeping for three weeks. How could he not be scared?]

Wh... what?! But I-- how?! Was I sick? D... did I die...? Papa...!

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

No, no, you didn't die, you weren't sick.

[Cloud reached out and tugged Simon to his side, stroking his hair.]

It's...hard to explain. But it was the experiment that just happened.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

E... experiment? Was it a sleeping experiment...?

[Simon slumped against Cloud's side, lost and confused, lifting a hand to cling a bit to his shirt.]

I don't get it...

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[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Mmm. This indeed is difficult to explain. Cloud rubs Simon's back as he searches for the proper words to use.]

...During this experiment...some people got younger or older. I was set back at four years old for a little while, but you and Denzel both got...much older. That's why you don't remember what happened.