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Post by Kira Noriye on Mar 21, 2006 18:18:55 GMT -5
"This baby was orphaned recently and well....what would you say if I told you that you had a new graddaughter?"
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Post by Captain Odo on Mar 21, 2006 18:22:28 GMT -5
*Odo shakes his head slightly.*
"Darling, you know I need more information than that. Tell me what happened. How did you get this child?
*Noriye tells him the story. All the while, Odo sits back in his chair and quietly absorbs her words. Finally--once she has finished--he sighs.*
"I take it you haven't told your mother yet."
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Post by Kira Noriye on Mar 21, 2006 18:24:38 GMT -5
*slight wince* "No..."
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Post by Captain Odo on Mar 21, 2006 18:40:52 GMT -5
*Odo closes his eyes.* "Oh Noriye...."
38 years old and she's still afraid to tell her mother.
*After a sigh and a shake of the head, he looks up at her.*
"When...will this adoption be final?"
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Post by Kira Noriye on Mar 21, 2006 23:13:18 GMT -5
"Well the paperwork's already filled out and everything. Once it's sent in, the process shouldn't take more than a week I'd imagine..."
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Post by Captain Odo on Mar 21, 2006 23:16:33 GMT -5
*raises an eyebrow* "But? You sound like there's more."
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Post by Kira Noriye on Mar 21, 2006 23:23:39 GMT -5
"Yeah, there's more. Because of a computer glitch, Tanis wasn't able to find out what the baby's name is. Zach and I will have to name her, so it'll probably be a couple days yet before we file the paperwork."
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Post by Captain Odo on Mar 21, 2006 23:25:50 GMT -5
"Ah...so roughly, you're saying it'll be two weeks at most..."
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Post by Kira Noriye on Mar 21, 2006 23:26:22 GMT -5
"Probably. Why do you ask?"
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Post by Captain Odo on Mar 22, 2006 1:41:26 GMT -5
"Truthfully, I was trying to figure out how long this will need to be kept from your mother. It'd probably be best not to tell her until after the adoption is finalized."
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Post by Kira Noriye on Mar 22, 2006 1:48:13 GMT -5
*nods* "So you don't think she's going to take this very well?"
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Post by Captain Odo on Mar 22, 2006 1:56:26 GMT -5
"I don't know how she's going to take it. I'm merely anticipating the worst case scenario. If she finds out after the fact, your mother will have no choice but to accept it. Where as, if you tell her now..."
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Post by Kira Noriye on Mar 22, 2006 1:57:32 GMT -5
"She'll have a chance to fight it. And mom's one hell of a fighter."
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Post by Captain Odo on Mar 22, 2006 1:59:15 GMT -5
"Precisely."
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Post by Kira Noriye on Mar 22, 2006 2:03:22 GMT -5
"But dad, two weeks is a long time to keep a secret. Are you sure you can hold out that long?"
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