Sparrow awoke to the dream plane again, her body less attached from the aches of bringing their children to life. She liked to imagine them by her side, but she wasn't sure if it was her imagination or not. Pups were barely conscious in the first weeks, so it possibly made since that they could traverse both planes at once, but she didn't want to assume they weren't a figment of her imagination.

"Recluse," Sparrow called out, "Babe, I brought someone to meet you." She didn't bother speaking with her voice while trying to summon her wife. Somehow, even though she was asleep, she was so tired. She'd save the effort for when she was perceived.

The first thought that entered Recluse's mind the moment it was able to form thoughts at all was to wonder how much time had passed since their last talk... When Recluse had learned the impossible news. The words Sparrow "spoke", sent a rush of excitement through her. But she also couldn't help the worry either. If, as Sparrow assured her, somehow the kids were also hers... What was the chance she'd doomed any of them. She hadn't exactly been alive when they'd allegedly been conceived... What parts of her had they taken? But still she was almost pulled towards her wife. As Recluse drew in the sight of Sparrow and- Recluse couldn't help the way her breath caught and she was almost instantly at Sparrows side, staring down the the five shapes nestled at her wife's stomach. An old familiar feeling welled up inside her. Joy, pride, a maternal desire to give the lives in front of her everything. And a new sadness settled over it. Recluse was keenly aware that there was nothing she could give them, not even her presence as their mother. It was a lot, and as Recluse crouched down and slowly reached out to nose at each one she couldn't help the tears that started to roll down her cheeks. The seperation between herself and the living felt worse somehow than it ever had. These kids would not have the memory of her touch the way the rest of her children did... Even still her heart was swelling and she looked up at Sparrow, her wife and the mother of her children, somehow, and gave her a teary eyed grin. "They're gorgeous babe." ”Speech” ’Thought’

Sparrow waited for her wife to appear, checking the new littles for their own solidity in this place. Recluse arrived and Sparrow gave her all the time in the world. There were a lot of emotions for her. Sparrow had never been as maternal as almost anyone else she'd ever known, but she knew what these pups meant to her and Recluse, and the loaded feelings that came with their situation. After a while, Recluse looked to Sparrow, calling their kids gorgeous. Sparrow kissed her wife, "They must take after you, then."

After another few kisses, Sparrow turned her attention to the bundles at her side, "I haven't named them yet. I thought... I'm a pirate, you're my solid land. These pups are everything in the middle, so what if we named them like that- places where water and land meet?" She was nervous at revealing the touchy feely reason behind the pup's possible names, but thought Recluse might just like it.