Between Planets, a Mobile Platform, the Koprulu Sector, Sunday

[on_her_korhal]

There were no children here

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[tri_psi_lupi]

**Far be it for us to judge anyone's concept of family, Lieutenant, but if you could poke our mother into ceasing to ignore our prodding, we would be grateful.** Three psionic voices piped in perfect unison, almost as one consciousness. Faint, to be true, but YOU try reaching from Earth for a familiar mind before you're sixteen. **We do believe she is muttering about midterms and delusions and it is most annoying.**

Surprise, Auntie Kerrigan. The girls want attention, and feel they haven't traumatized enough people yet.

[on_her_korhal]

Kerrigan's head jerked up... almost unnoticeably, but not entirely so.

Whoever you are, she responded, I've no interest in catering to your whims.

[tri_psi_lupi]

**We surprised you!** Oh yes, there was some delight there. **We oughtn't, really. You of all people know what mother is capable of, genetically speaking AND when she's in one of her Moods, and she's utterly refusing to pick up the phone.**

[tri_psi_lupi]

**And it's not as if our whims are a total waste of time; they're usually utterly hysterical,** a solitary voice offered, musingly. **At least, for us.