While Xane's point was valid, Tiki being married really didn't guarantee her having any children. Especially considering that Akakios couldn't have any, if it hadn't been for time travel meddling with their lives, the couple wouldn't have any kids. "We're not quite sure on the time travel element, either. Still, if they really are our children, then we thought it only made sense that we take them in." It was sometimes awkward, however, as the children had seen very different versions of their parents. They remembered certain personality traits that neither Akakios nor Tiki showed at times. Overall, though, the kids could associate them to their original parents, and the time travel issue was rarely mentioned, if at all. It had taken a bit of time for both the parents and the kids to adapt, but ultimately, they found themselves to be a fairly normal family.
When Xane expressed gratitude for the kids finding them, in the end, that did make Tiki more comfortable about the topic. Initially, she was afraid that he would've ruled the children out because they were half-human half-Manakete, but he seemed to be interested in them, in his own way. "Well... We were fairly surprised when they mentioned being our children, yes. Three thousand years, and suddenly I had a child. We had also established that children were out of the question when Akakios and I got together, since he can't have any of his own... Although, seeing how alternate timelines had produced children, it did give us some hope that maybe we could make it happen in this timeline too," the oracle explained, although the somewhat hopeful thought quickly left her frowning. "But ultimately, it didn't work." It was a wonderful experience to have their two children from some alternate futures, but it was still a bit disheartening that the couple couldn't have a child from this present timeline. Despite them knowing that it wouldn't be possible, seeing their children from the future had sparked some small hope that maybe it would be possible if they tried.
Xane's last comment didn't fall on deaf ears, but Tiki did very little besides looking surprised and blinking at his words. It left the oracle thinking for a moment, but ultimately, she ruled it as the chameleon just considering her a sister, and nothing more. "Heh. Now that we're talking again, it reminds me how much I did miss talking to you. I wish you had stuck around more."
While the two Manaketes were talking, Akakios was still multitasking, and honestly wasn't paying much attention to Xane and Tiki, the same way they paid very little attention to him. "If you come over, we could just talk about it in person rather than you making noises at me on the phone," the tactician commented as he moved from one spot to another by the stove and counter, cooking one thing and starting another in the meantime. Pasta was probably on the menu, since he'd started boiling water and had taken out a bag of pasta. The soup was still cooking on a slow and low fire, and he stirred it occasionally to keep it from sticking. He also checked the oven now and again, so there seemed to be something cooking in there, too. There were times when he would stop moving for a few seconds so he could actually listen to whatever the other person was telling him. "We do have extra beds if you're that tired, and you can stay over. ... No, we're not having a pyjama party," the tactician flatly at the last comment. "We're not having a campfire either! ... No, you don't get to do whatever you want because you're the guest."
It sounded like the conversation was consistently strange, especially out of context.
When Xane expressed gratitude for the kids finding them, in the end, that did make Tiki more comfortable about the topic. Initially, she was afraid that he would've ruled the children out because they were half-human half-Manakete, but he seemed to be interested in them, in his own way. "Well... We were fairly surprised when they mentioned being our children, yes. Three thousand years, and suddenly I had a child. We had also established that children were out of the question when Akakios and I got together, since he can't have any of his own... Although, seeing how alternate timelines had produced children, it did give us some hope that maybe we could make it happen in this timeline too," the oracle explained, although the somewhat hopeful thought quickly left her frowning. "But ultimately, it didn't work." It was a wonderful experience to have their two children from some alternate futures, but it was still a bit disheartening that the couple couldn't have a child from this present timeline. Despite them knowing that it wouldn't be possible, seeing their children from the future had sparked some small hope that maybe it would be possible if they tried.
Xane's last comment didn't fall on deaf ears, but Tiki did very little besides looking surprised and blinking at his words. It left the oracle thinking for a moment, but ultimately, she ruled it as the chameleon just considering her a sister, and nothing more. "Heh. Now that we're talking again, it reminds me how much I did miss talking to you. I wish you had stuck around more."
While the two Manaketes were talking, Akakios was still multitasking, and honestly wasn't paying much attention to Xane and Tiki, the same way they paid very little attention to him. "If you come over, we could just talk about it in person rather than you making noises at me on the phone," the tactician commented as he moved from one spot to another by the stove and counter, cooking one thing and starting another in the meantime. Pasta was probably on the menu, since he'd started boiling water and had taken out a bag of pasta. The soup was still cooking on a slow and low fire, and he stirred it occasionally to keep it from sticking. He also checked the oven now and again, so there seemed to be something cooking in there, too. There were times when he would stop moving for a few seconds so he could actually listen to whatever the other person was telling him. "We do have extra beds if you're that tired, and you can stay over. ... No, we're not having a pyjama party," the tactician flatly at the last comment. "We're not having a campfire either! ... No, you don't get to do whatever you want because you're the guest."
It sounded like the conversation was consistently strange, especially out of context.