-Balance Castle morning-

Fresh 404 groaned at the tolling of the morning bell.  "So unrad to wake up this early."

Sasin who was curled up under his chin gave a soft whine but set up.  "Do we really have to get up?"

"No one but us actually has to get up yet.  Breakfast is not for half an hour.  After that we have a meeting, then we have to meet uncle Geno and Reaper at Council HQ."  Fresh 404  starts carefully moving anyone still sleeping off him so they can set up.

Moonlight yawns getting up and picking up his partners in his tentacles.  "Then we best get ready, Glitch will have to stay here with the others."

"We take that to mean you and Starlight are coming with, as well as Sasin?" Fresh 404 eased out of bed gently lifting Moonlight, Glitch, and Starlight up to the pocket on his pajama shirt before lifting a sleepy Sasin to his shoulder.

Starlight coughs and shivers but nods.  "Something about your aura helps not as much as Moonlight but I need it so I was planning to nap in your pocket."

Humming Fresh 404 helps them pick out clothes then runs a sink of warm water so they can get cleaned up and changed while he does his morning routine.  "Okay bruseph."  Gently setting them on the counter by the sink he turned off the water.  "Just so long as you rest and recover."  Keeping a eyelight on them while they get cleaned up for the day before taking his own quick shower.

Glitch and Moonlight gently blotted the water from Starlight's wings preening his feathers with gentle fingers.

"Maybe the kid can find you a blow dryer?" Sasin watched Starlight shiver while they tried to dry his wings.

Fresh 404 finishes getting ready and checks on them frowning when he sees the problem they are having with Starlight's wings.  "Let us check under the counter for a blow dryer.  Sense this suit was unclaimed until yesterday it should have everything a guest might need." Quickly checking he came up with the required item plugging it in and laying it on the counter turned on so that Starlight could spread his wings in the warm breeze.

Moonlight helped Starlight into a soft golden sweater designed to fit around he wings buttoning at the sides.  Then pulled him into a tight hug resting his forehead on Starlight's shoulder from behind.  "This will work. Doc will keep treating your cough and we will stick close to the kid as much as we can.  We may have to wait for the balance to heal for you to be at full strength again, but you are going to be okay."

Glitch joins the hug looking up to meet Fresh 404's eyelight before pressing his skull into the other side of Starlight's neck.  Just holding on for a minute.

Gently lifting Sasin, Fresh 404 set him on his shoulder watching them hug.  He understood they were scared they had almost lost him twice from major events out of their control, not to mention the day to day dangers of being a bitty.  "Moonlight is right, with proper medical care you should get better and the new tree of feelings is growing."

Sasin looks away, moving closer to the Fresh 404's shirt collar.  "He is going to be okay. I don't have the urge to sit with him."

That got a growl from Moonlight, "you stay away from my mates."  If looks could kill the glare he gave Sasin would have dusted him.

"No need to be hostile given that Reaper's job is to escort the souls of those who have passed it is normal for Sasin to provide companionship to someone nearing death.  We would think it would be a relief to know Starlight is not in immediate danger of passing."  Fresh 404 turned off the blow dryer.  "Let's wake the others and have breakfast."

Moonlight looks away, blushes at the mild scolding.  He knew his worry was making him unreasonable.  He knew it when he wanted to drive Sasin away when he first showed up, but that didn't make him less scared for Starlight.

After another coughing fit Starlight stands up straight cupping his wings around his mates.  "Breakfast sounds good, especially with tea to ease my throat."

Fresh 404 cups his hands on the counter for them to climb in.  "We wish we could make this easier but some things take time to heal."

Glitch climbed into his hands with Moonlight's help then held his hands out to Starlight as Moonlight helped him up then they both held out a hand to Moonlight.  "You are already making things better kid.  We are just stressed."

Moonlight holds them close looking guilty.  "I am sorry Sasin, you did not deserve that."

Sasin looks away, "it is alright I am used to it.  No one wants a reaper bitty around unless they want to do something bad."

Walking into the bedroom Fresh 404 looked over the bitties most of which were still asleep.  "Do you guys think we should wake them up or do they need more rest?  We can always make sure they can eat when they wake up."

Starlight coughs leaning against Moonlight. "Why don't we take the ones that are awake and ask Doc about the rest."

Sasin watched as those who were awake started to gather near the end of the bed, some who were in the mist chamber overnight watching from behind clear walls.  "I think the crisis point has passed.  There isn't anyone here I feel the need to set with."

Fresh 404 set Moonlight, Glitch, and Starlight down on the nightstand, and opened the mist chamber lifting everyone out and setting them down on the bed.  "The real question is how to get everyone moved efficiently."

"Baskets? It worked to get us to the Bitty Center.  Just not so packed this time.  I had to ride in the lid pocket."  Sasin snuggles into Fresh 404's shirt collar.

Glitch nodded, "that is not a bad idea.  It will hopefully be easier once we are more mobile."

"Of course we are just worried that between our duties and the situation we will not be available enough on an individual level.  When we brought you home we made a promise to care for you. This matters to us."  Fresh 404 got an empty decorative basket from the corner and brought it over to the bed.

Sasin watches as Fresh 404 helps everyone into the basket before gently moving the leading tro to his coat pocket.  "We knew your job when we chose you, some of us could have stayed behind if we wanted to.  We chose you and to stay together.  We will get more time with you than a caretaker at a sanctuary."

Hearing him a lot of the bitties nodded or gave Fresh 404's fingers a hug when he helped them into the basket.

After everyone is ready to go, Fresh 404 wipes his sockets with his sleeve.  "Let's get some breakfast. It is going to be a long day.  We are bringing home uncle Geno for a little while later.  Then we have a meeting with the council, then repairing AU tell six we will be home for dinner then paperwork.  After that how about we all watch a movie together?"

Moonlight stands with his elbows hooked over the edge of the pocket watching.  "Sure kid, just don't forget how to be a kid."

Sighing Fresh 404 picked up the basket, "we do not believe we ever knew how to be one Moonlight.  Perhaps we can be a childish adult someday."

They were the first to arrive at breakfast followed shortly by Rose, Powder, and Dream with the bitties that chose to spend the night with them.  Vita, Edge and Doc show up just as some maids bring out carts with breakfast foods.

Fresh 404 made sure Sasin, Moonlight, and Starlight ate before he made a quick breakfast of fresh fruit and peanut butter toast, already thinking about the next thing he needs to do even while packing dried fruit and chocolate chips in a container and slipping the snack into his unoccupied pocket.  "Starlight would you object if we put you and Moonlight in a cocoon once we leave the castle to give you some cushioning and protect you from potential environmental changes as we move between AU?"

Coughing Starlight nodded as Moonlight helped him into Fresh 404's hands to be gently tucked into his pocket.  "Sensible."

Once Starlight and Moonlight are tucked in Fresh 404's pocket and Sasin is on his shoulder they excuse themselves to the others and strode over to Milly where she is waiting with the contractor and the carpenter.  "Milly good morning! Keeping us organized already! We knew you would be perfect for the job.  Lovely suit by the way lavender suits you."

Milly smiled holding a clipboard, "thank you m'lord.  If you would tell us what you want I will work up the papers and they can get started on concept art and drafting."

"Let's walk while we talk." Waving them to walk with him, Fresh 404 smiles at them.  "We purchased some prefab bathroom units.  First those need installed in the cabinet under the sink in our personal bathroom with some kind of lighting.  Then the second bathroom in our suite of rooms needs to be converted for the bitties.  We want it to match the rest of the suite only in miniature.  No change that, make it match the rest of the decor but more luxurious.  We also need Bitty furniture that matches the rest of the castle decor.  Ramps, shelves, small settings areas at shoulder height when setting, walkways at different heights, tunnels and doorways through the walls for the walkways.  The whole castle needs to be made Bitty accessible and as safe as possible.  Doc is a Bitty Doctor and runs a Bitty Sanctuary in his AU. Talk to him, he can tell you the things we do not know yet."  Pointing and gesturing enthusiastically Fresh 404 tells them what is needed.  "Oh and if you take a few tries on the furniture before it meets the standards of the rest of the furnishings of the castle, set it aside and we will see if the Bitty Center is willing to sell the better pieces of furniture for you. Maybe some of it can be sold as doll furniture.  We know even the most skilled artisans need time and practice.  We do not wish to be wasteful and see no reason you should not use this to develop new revenue streams for when you are not working for us."

Milly took notes smiling slightly at the stunned dazed looks of the contractor and carpenter as it was their first taste of the energetic, organized chaos that was their new lord.  "My lord Fresh 404 what does your schedule look like for work today?"

"Aww yes we need to leave shortly we will be repairing a delicate AU, then have a council meeting.  After that we will check on Hatchet and his brother in MedicalTale.  We will be in and out of the Castle throughout the day.  Edge will be going to the council meeting and picking up some things from his AU.  Uncle Dream will be visiting HavenTale and attending the meeting.  The DustTale brothers are accompanying him.  I believe Lady Vita will be out most of the day as well.  Doc is staying here. Please check on him throughout the day.  If he or the bitties need anything, arrange it.  Get Doc a multiverse phone so he can talk to his brother please. The Error Bitty named Glitch is the leader that is staying here.  Listen to him."

"Noted lord Fresh 404.  I will instruct the kitchen to have sandwiches on hand for a working lunch then."  Milly smiled indulgently when she got a bright blue smile for that.

"Good idea we have to get going now.  We will see you later."  Fresh 404 heads over and taps Edge on the shoulder.  "Time to go we will drop you off at HQ you can get to your AU to pack from there.  We will pick you up there after the meeting."

Edge stuffed a last sausage link in his mouth and stood wiping his hands on a napkin.  "Sure if I am going to organize a rotation to watch over the HorrorTale brothers I should get started."

"Thank you Edge, we appreciate the effort.  We have no idea why Fell would call you lazy other than needing the HP boost a nap gives."  Fresh 404 gave him a bright smile as he opened a portal to Council HQ in the remains of DreamTale.

-Council HQ-

Once they exited the portal and it closed it was surprisingly quiet with only a few Sanses with AU running at a different time setting or early risers about as they made their way to the lounge.  Edge was actually surprised at how rested he felt it had been, many years and resets sense he got a full nights sleep in a comfortable bed with a full stomach.  Was the kid right about him not being lazy? Was he really just worn down and napping to boost his HP?  "So what do you have planned for this morning?"

"We are going to work on smoothing out uncle Geno's code patch and introducing Sasin to Reaper.  Drop Reaper off at the castle to play with dad's fancy coffee maker work on maintenance for AfterTale #0 then grab a sandwich at home for lunch, pick up Reaper and the meeting here." Fresh 404 cupped his hand around his pocket forming a rainbow cocoon around Starlight and Moonlight.

Edge shakes his head as they walk into the lounge spotting Geno and Reaper at a table having coffee.  "Kid you make a Papyrus look lazy you know that right?"

"If we don't keep moving forward we have to think about life, our family, and our job.  None of which is a good thing or conducive to the multiverse surviving."  Fresh 404  gave Edge a pat on the back and walked over to greet Geno and Reaper.

Edge almost teared up completely under equipped to deal with care, genuine praise, and affection.  It filled him with... Melancholy and Determination.

"Uncle Geno, Reaper.  Good morning!"  Fresh 404 greeted them cheerfully, dropping into a chair next to Geno and earning a startled squeak from Sasin who nearly tumbled off their shoulder.  Fresh 404 lifts his hand to steady Sasin.  "Sorry little dude."

Geno blinked at the tiny reaper on Fresh 404's shoulder.  "Who is your little friend?"

Reaper just drank coffee and ignored most of the world around him looking half awake at best.

Fresh 404 gently lifts Sasin down to the table before taking the cocoon with Moonlight and Starlight from his pocket and holding it for Geno to see.  "That is Sasin and these two are Moonlight and Starlight."

Sasin stunned Geno and Reaper by heading straight for Reaper's coffee mug to try to climb it.

Snorting Fresh 404 picked him up and put Sasin back on his shoulder.  "Sasin if you want coffee we can get you, your own.  Next time we need to bring you a Bitty sized mug."

Geno chuckled, pressing a hand to his chest where he was starting to bleed through his sweater.  "He is like a tiny reaper!"

Reaper frowns watching the attempted coffee thief.  "Why does he feel like death magic?"

"First Sasin is Korean for reaper.  He is a reaper Bitty and he has a scaled down version of death touch.  According to his codes he is immune to death touch but mortal."  Fresh 404 watches Geno looking worried.

Geno smiles at Sasin, "Nice to meet you Sasin.  My name is Geno. How did you and Fresh 404 meet?"

"I was hanging around the edges of a Bitty Colony for a while. They put up with me and I helped where I could.  I didn't quite integrate and become part of it  but we shared food and fought together.  Then we were attacked by some drunken teens.  We were losing badly but had our sick and wounded farther into the alley so no one was running.  If we dusted at least we could provide the illusion that there were no more and buy them a chance.  Then Fresh 404 showed up out of nowhere like the wrath of the divine to rain holy hell on them.  Dream was upset so Fresh 404 let them go.  Then he got everybody medical care and adopted all forty two of us."  Sasin grins watching their shocked faces, some of those nearby who were eavesdropping looked quite shaken.

Reaper looked quite interested.  "What do you mean by scaled down?"

"Sasin's death touch is not really effective on anything bigger than a cat.  Though it will cause necrosis in any open wounds.  Not really effective in protecting himself against humans but definitely delivering on karma." Fresh 404 grins making Sasin blush.

Geno grinned, "good anyone who would go after bitties for fun deserves all the karma they have coming to them."

"Uncle Geno we want permission to check and debug your code patch mom never got to work with you or your AU directly.  Plus he didn't have time to do detailed work."  Fresh 404 fidgets and makes sure Starlight and Moonlight are safely tucked in his pocket.

Reaper frowned, leaning forward, "Will it harm him?  What exactly do you want to do?"

"Truthfully most of it you wouldn't even notice any more than the original patch job just smoothing those out and strengthening them.  I also hope to close the slash wound so his health can improve.  I may not be able to heal but I can make it a shallower wound and adjust his codes to accept healing."  Fresh 404 shrugs like he isn't offering to ease a lot of Geno's pain and Reaper's fears for the future.

This got a startled sound from Alter who was having tea nearby.  As he watched, wide socketed.

"Let's go to the castle so Reaper and Sasin can play with the coffee maker.  You can think about, if you want me to work on your codes." Fresh 404 stands and offers Geno a hand up.  "Though if you ever make us a cousin we will stop asking and insist."

Geno's face exploded in a red and blue blush.  "That would be none of your business, kid."

"Oh but it is, keeping every family member we can alive is very much our business, it is after all the only reason we have to do our job."  Fresh 404's smile was cold and empty enough to make Reaper flinch.

Reaper slowly stands nodding.  "Of course I am very much for keeping Geno alive but whether we have kids is personal, and while you can express your concerns I will thank you not to upset him in doing so."

Fresh 404 smiles slightly, "so that is what he sees in you.  We had wondered, we can honestly approve.  You keep your temper but still try to protect him."

Sasin facepalms, "kid we get it they all have to earn some respect but is this really the time and place?"

"We don't know Sasin. We are still working to merge our instincts and adapt to the codes whispering possibles instead of just facts."  Fresh 404 reaches up and gently pats him on the skull with a finger.

Geno sighs and gets up with Reaper's help.  "If you really think you can help kid, then I won't say no, but really learn to filter when it comes to other people's love lives.  Just because you know or hope for something doesn't mean you should announce it to the multiverse."

"You don't want to end up like Inky with everyone annoyed with you."  Reaper eyes the way Geno is moving and just picks him up.  "That said, I will be very grateful for any help in easing Geno's condition."

Fresh 404 nods and opens a portal home again, completely ignoring the fact they should not be able to open a portal anywhere in HQ other than the portal room.  "Let's take this somewhere comfortable."

-Balance Castle-

Stepping through the portal, Reaper looks around nervously careful only to find they are in a sunny courtyard not too far away from Vita, Dream, a Papyrus, what looked like a DustTale Sans, and what looked like a calmer, happier Classic.  On the table they were sitting at were a lot of bitties.  Farther away a bunny monster in a lavender pantsuit was talking to a dog monster and a lizard monster that looked like workmen.

Fresh 404 steps through and closes the portal. "Oh good Milly is still here.  I stumbled across dad's coffee bar once but have no idea how to find it again."

Dream looks over at them with a smile.  "Geno, I had no idea you and Reaper were coming for a visit today. I am so glad we didn't miss you. Please come meet everyone."

Milly walks over to Fresh 404 eyeing the new skeletons.  "More guests m'lord?"

"Milly we would like you to meet our uncle Geno and his life partner Reaper.  They are visiting today. Please make sure no one who isn't dead or at least simi-immoral touches Reaper, he is a death god and we have not had time to work on his codes so that he can turn the death touch off yet."  Fresh 404 smiles innocently like he didn't just drop a major bombshell on Reaper.

Reaper froze sockets going wide. "That is not possible, kid if it could be fixed I would have done it a long time ago."

Vita chuckles, shaking her head, "Reaper don't be silly, all living things can change.  It is only a question of how much."

Dream watches as Fresh 404 maneuvered a stunned Reaper into a chair before he could drop Geno on accident.  "The more I see the more I believe that the only limits to the wonders of this multiverse are the ones we impose on ourselves both good and bad."

"Lady Vita we are planning to work on uncle Geno's codes so that he can heal would you please delay your plans for the day to help him?"  Fresh 404 looks at her with a questioning eyelight.

Vita beams at them, "of course child I will be happy to help with such a kind and generous endeavor."

Rose watches then glances at Powder.  "We should help the bitties inside to rest, some of them look exhausted already."

Ignoring the family drama Doc looks up from refilling a Bitty sized teapot.  "That should really be up to them on a nice warm day like today they might want to nap on the patio furniture.  The sunshine certainly won't do them any harm."

Fresh 404 plucks Sasin off his shoulder and deposits him on Reapers before scooping Geno out of his arms and laying him down on a nearby wicker lounge.  "Milly please show my uncle's boyfriend dad's coffee bar we have no idea where it is."

Milly nods, "of course m'lord.  I will let the kitchen know to expect two more for lunch and have a guest suite ready incase Lady Vita wants to keep an eye on him."

"Thank you Milly dear, you are a treasure."  Vita beams at her even as she stands and pulls a chair over to sit by Geno.

"I would rather stay with Geno, I may be a coffee addict but Geno is more important." Reaper watches them worried.

Geno looks at Reaper and blushes deeply.  "Since when have we ever been out and it not involve coffee?"

"Since always, I just didn't have to choose before." Reaper folds his arms and looks away blushing blue.

Rose glances at them and smiles then at Powder who is pushing more fruit onto Dream's plate.  "Brother stop treating Dream like a babybones just because he is unwell doesn't mean he can't decide that more fruit might be good for him."

Doc coughs to hide a laugh as the DustTale brothers double team Dream.  One with blatant mothering and the other with manipulation.  Damn this was turning into the best working vacation he had ever had.

Dream sighs, and eats, he wanted to assert himself but at the same time it seemed like a waste of time and energy.  If he was debating if it was worth it then they might be right about the fruit.

Milly clears her throat. "Would m'lord like me to arrange for coffee to be brought to his guests?"

"Milly you are a kind soul.  Please do so, I know that Sasin wants some as well."  Fresh 404 flashes her a bright blue smile.

"Right away m'lord." Milly pulled out her phone and practically skipped off to make things happen.

Fresh 404 drops the smile and glances at Dream once she is out of sight.  "Is it us or does she love organizing and making things happen just a bit too much?"

Dream glances after Milly thoughtfully, "doing so certainly brings her pleasure and satisfaction.  She may be mildly OCD but she seems flexible enough to handle the chaos that swirls around you with your highly changeable needs and schedule."

Vita nods, "it would be best if she has a personal life so that she doesn't push herself too hard."

"Thank you for the advice, we want our people to be happy and healthy."  Fresh 404 opens a code panel over Geno.  "Let's take a look at what needs doing."

Powder watches even while cutting up fruit for some of the bitties.  Smiling when a horror type climbed his sleeve.

Fresh 404 hums with a slight frown and he starts working. "We are not going to do this all at once. Your bones are practically Swiss cheese. If we tried to close all the holes at once your bones would be like wet tissue.  We are going to activate your ability to heal and do what we can for the chest wound.   Then we have to build you up a bit before working on the next."

The bitties who aren't still eating or napping watched with interest.  Glitch keeping an especially close eyelight on things.  "After types are like soft bones to frail to make it without a human or monster even with a colony."

A cocoon snaps into place around Reaper. "This is going to hurt Uncle Geno. Feel free to yell if you need to." Fresh 404 finishes and there is a fizz and a pop.

Geno hisses and clutches the cushion of the lounge he lay on panting to catch his breath.  "You don't say."

Vita gently covers Geno's hands with hers.  "Try to breathe nice and slow."  Her hands start to glow a soft green-white as she hums softly.

Doc poured two glasses of milk and passed them to Fresh 404.  "Now set a good example, an you and Geno drink your milk."

Fresh 404 dutifully sipped his glass of milk waiting for Vita to finish to give Geno his glass.

Reaper glared wiggling and trying to escape his rainbow cocoon like a pissed off moth.

"Calm your bones down. I am stuck in here with you."  Sasin growls not liking being such to a struggling Reaper.

Fresh 404 snapped his fingers, the cocoon puffing into rainbow mist.  "Calm yourself, the worst of it is over."

Before Reaper could get himself into trouble Geno called him.  "Reaps help me up."

Vita chuckles stepping aside as Reaper rushes to gather Geno into his arms.  "You should change his bandages."

Reaper holds Geno protectively.  "Geno? How bad is it? What do you need me to do?"

Geno leaned against Reaper catching his breath.  "I am okay, Reaps it just burned for a minute. It is getting better already."

Fresh 404 holds out Geno's glass of milk to him.  "We would have warned you about that but bracing for it would have hurt more."

Vita smiles, "I should get going now.  I will be back this evening, be good to each other."

Rose waves, "have a nice day Lady Vita see you at dinner."  Powder, Doc, and Dream, as well as the awake bitties wave.

Once the portal closes Geno downs the milk then hands the glass back.  "I hate to admit it but that zapped what energy I had."

"That is okay, we can check your AU later.  We have to figure out what to do about DustTale #3.  We really do have to stabilize DustTale #0, but #3 has an important medical site."  Fresh 404 moves to the table and refills Geno's glass.

A footman pushes up a tea cart set up with a french press and everything else needed for coffee smiling.

Doc watched as the kid took Moonlight and Starlight out of his pocket and set their cocoon down next to Glitch before passing Geno the milk.  "You really are worried about which AU to preserve and how."

"In a triage situation you put your resources into, who can be saved and save morning the rest when there is time and resources.  Only in the AUs case some are necessary for the survival of others, and some have important resources.  Someone has to choose what to hold onto and what to let go."  Fresh 404 fixes himself a tea with milk.

Glitch pats Fresh 404 on the hands.  "Deep breath kid.  You are not alone, you have us and you can make the Council carry some of the stress."

Rose stands up and gives Fresh 404 a hug.  "Glitch is right, you can lean on us when you need to."

Powder joins the hug.  "And if the Council are too craven to own up to their share of responsibility I will kick their tail bones up between their shoulder blades."

Dream chuckles, "maybe you could teach me to do that.  It has been suggested that Nightmare may have gone easy on me."

Geno watches frowning.  "Your friends are right kid, you are the only one who didn't have a hand in making this mess. No way are you dealing with it on your own."

Reaper glares, but nods, not showing any sign of letting Geno go anytime soon.  "Geno is right even if I want to kick you for tying me up."

"Could you have kept still and out of the way if we hadn't?"  Fresh 404 gave Reaper a questioning look.

The footman unapologetically listened while making coffee, and setting up a sugar cube pyramid.

Sasin eyes the coffee, "so everyone is in agreement Fresh 404 doesn't get to take all the responsibilities for himself.  Can I have coffee now."

Reaper finally noticed that he was touching someone other than Geno and they weren't dead.

Geno chuckled at Reaper's shocked expression as he froze up.  "Don't tell me you just noticed."

Fresh 404 chuckles and lifts Sasin off Reaper's shoulder and puts him on their own.  "We are guessing you are as much a coffee addict as Reaper."

"You have no idea how hard it is to get coffee when you are four inches tall and on the streets."  Sasin grumbles, folding his arms and pouting.

With a sympathetic glance the footman, set out a saucer.  "How do you like your coffee?"

"Sugar no cream!" Sasin drops his pout to watch.  "Cream if it is iced coffee but I will really take what I can get."

Chuckling he sets the saucer on the table then stands four sugar cubes in a pyramid before pouring coffee over them to dissolve the sugar and setting up Bitty mugs next to it so they can dip the hot sweet coffee. "I trust this method of surviving will suffice?"

Fresh 404 helps Sasin down to the table so he can get his coffee.  "Sasin we won't stop you from drinking your fill but in future no more than Doc says is good for you please."

Reaper got a coffee and Fresh 404 settled at the table to do paperwork work not seeming to mind the awake bitties climbing over his arms or on his coat sleeves.  Everything settled into a rather domestic peace only interrupted when Dream and Powder left to get ready for the day.

Geno watched the comfortable family scene and the contentment that shone on Fresh 404's face as he watched the bitties.  This is what the kid should have, a big family and innocent play time mixed with school not making life and death decisions for the multiverse.

Sadly the peace was interrupted by a ringtone.  After checking his phone, Fresh 404 sighs.  "Uncle Geno who is at HQ and fairly sturdy?  We need to switch out council members again, you should rest until the meeting later."

"I think FellSwap Sans stayed the night at HQ. He has been lurking about a lot and only going back to his AU every third or fourth reset."   Geno frowned in thought.  "A lot of Sanses and Papyri from the rougher AU have been doing that ever since they found out they could."

"Thanks uncle Geno.  Reaper, we are leaving Sasin with you so he can finish his coffee.  We will see you at lunch."  Fresh 404 stands after everyone climbs off him and slips the cocoon with Starlight and Moonlight back in his pocket, before opening a portal.