K'vk'tun. The beach by the clinic. Visitation.

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The beach was nice; immaculate white sand broken only by large black rocks.  The weather was that nice kind of sunny day with a breeze that cooled you off but didn't render you chilly.  The vivid blue sky was dotted with cotton-ball-like clouds.  If she didn't know any better she could have convinced herself that this was Florida and not another planet entirely.

Amidst the crashing of the waves could be heard the laughter of children playing somewhere nearby, and every so often a brindle greyhound dog would take off for the other end of the beach.

Ramada grinned.

"This vacation was a good idea."

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"Isaiah won't let me sit down." She sighed. "And when I lay down he'll only be still if Scrat's there to snuggle." A rueful headshake. "I know Josh wasn't this big."

Wings brought the toy to his mistress, but then paused and offered it to Ramada instead.

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"No," Ramada said, bending over and fishing the toy out of Wings' mouth before flinging it across the beach again. "You weren't."

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Mykayla dug her toes into the sand, then looked out to sea where she could see a sea stack rearing up in the distance. "The waves are so much gentler here. I'd like to try swimming some day."

Then she started at a shout in the distance. "Oh dear, there went David."

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"Yes. Looks warm too."

Then she looked toward where the angry curses were coming from. "Oh, probably." She smiled widely. "I'm sure he'll be fine."

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"They've changed so much since that day we first met Scrat." Mykayla crutched over to look down into a tide pool full of exotic wildlife. "Have we changed that much, Mady?"

She heard Scrat's laughter and David's cursing cut off. Wings looked that way with perked ears, but then went after a land lobster that was scurrying between the rocks.

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Ramada had squatted down and was looking at a small crab that had one of its pincers firmly around her thumb.

"I don't know," she said. "Honestly. I mean, David's a lot less psycho and we're all older..."

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"Did you ever dream... when you made the Samsara...." She rubbed her belly and chuckled. "You called it a double date that day, and I was upset at you."

She stooped to look at the crab and grinned again, then pointed to another one with a blue shell. "Could you hand me that? I'm hungry."

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"Sure." She snatched it out of the water and handed it to her friend. "And no. I was just being facetious at the time. I never thought it would actually have meant anything."

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"Scrat was so innocent." She absently killed the crab and took it apart, then ate some of the back meat. "But he was trying so hard. And now look at him."

A strong, confident man who was sure of himself and his place in the world.

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"I know," Ramada said with a grin, pointedly looking away as Mykayla ate. "We've all come far."

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Mykayla noticed the looking away and blushed, hastily tossing away the crab shell. "I'm sorry."

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"No big deal," Ramada said, looking over at her friend. "I can't very well tell you not to eat in the condition you're in."