[007 ☿] Dream a little dream

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[It's been a rainy dream, as Mizuno Ami (aged seven) walks home. Her backpack looks quite plump and full, probably due to the extra books she brings to have something to focus on during lunch.

Some things distract even her.

Ami hops across a few small puddles then, after a quick thought to decide it's alright, she hops across a much larger one. She sails through the air- and clears her target! All dry. She giggles in satisfaction.

The rain has stopped by now and there's a playground nearby, where the ground and equipment are somehow dry enough to use. Ami has a long time before Mama will be home, and she knows the people who live around here and play at this spot.

She can finish her homework after dinner (and she really will). Right now, she really wants to play. She climbs carefully into the seat of one of the swings, which turns out to be a touch too high for her and she pumps her legs but barely gets up momentum.

She might need a little help. She could also use a friend to play with.]

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That's because she's the best doctor. She's the one I want to be like.

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

Really?

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[Is it that surprising? Ami looks innocently at the Doctor.]

She's very good at it. She works hard. And she makes everyone feel better.

[It's one of the things she tells herself when she misses spending time with Mama: Mama's helping everyone, she can't always spend time with just Ami.]

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

That doesn't mean you can't be sad.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

I'm not sad. I'm proud of Mama. That's why I want to be like her, too.

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

Happy is sad for deep people.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Huh? What do you mean? [It sounds like a riddle, maybe even something like a Zen koan. She's not sure she's understanding right away.]

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

You'll understand when you're older.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Adults say that when they don't know how to explain.

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

Yes, they do.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Is that why you said it, too?

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

Yes.

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[She likes you for that honesty, Doctor. Ami grins up at him.]

It's alright. I'll figure it out some day.

[thatoldthatkind.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you will.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Doctor, how old do you have to be before you understand? [It's such a simple, and yet such a difficult, question. But she's wondered it, sometimes, where that edge between child and adult is.]