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[notwhoiwas]

My wife. [Beat.] Ex-wife.

[all_hart]

Oh. Sorry. If I stepped in something, asking.

[notwhoiwas]

You didn't. But I thought she would have been in my file?

[all_hart]

It probably is. I remember that you have an ex-wife, but not who she is.

[notwhoiwas]

I could tell you about her some day?

[If it's something that might be of interest to Marty, anyway.]

[all_hart]

Sure. We can trade ex-wife stories.

[He's not being sarcastic. Maybe it'll help both of them.]

[notwhoiwas]

After whatever happens with these, maybe?

[He doesn't mind talking about Leela, much. But he has a feeling it might not be the most ideal topic while in the company of a still-developing psychic entity.]

[all_hart]

Yeah, getting the egg hatched first is probably best.

[They can sense emotions, right? No point in stressing it out.]

[notwhoiwas]

Exactly. Besides, it gives us both time to...get ready for it?

[In case that's something that either of them should happen to need.]

[all_hart]

Yeah, that's a good idea, too.

[He's definitely got some sore spots about Maggie, still.]

[notwhoiwas]

[There's a pause, and then:]

Do you want me to stay for a bit?

[In case the egg wants both of them for a while.]

[all_hart]

If you don't mind? It beats me running after you if the egg gets mad.

[It's sitting quietly in his arms right now, but who knows how long that'll last.]

[notwhoiwas]

I don't.

[There's not really anything else he needs to do immediately and while he might still be a little awkward about what to do in situations like this, he wouldn't have brought it up if he hadn't been willing to stay.]

[all_hart]

Ok. Want to watch a movie or something?

[He waves one hand at the pile of DVDs on the coffee table, then puts the egg on the couch, making sure it's comfortable.]

[notwhoiwas]

...Sure?

[He's not really going to be familiar with most of them, but it's something to do.]

Whatever you think is interesting.

[all_hart]

[Most of what he watches are documentaries.]

This one about rainforests is pretty cool.

[notwhoiwas]

We don't really have rainforests, back home.

[Which is to say, sure, he's up for watching it.]

[all_hart]

None? Really?

[He puts the DVD in the player and starts it up.]

[notwhoiwas]

None.  Most of the outlands were desert.  Or mountains.

[all_hart]

How'd that work? Don't you need trees to... breath and shit?

[notwhoiwas]

You don't need to have a rainforest to have trees.

[all_hart]

Oh. Do the mountains have trees?

[notwhoiwas]

Some of them, yes.

[all_hart]

Oh, that's good.

[He can't think of anything to say, so he just watches the movie.]