I won't pretend I'm not thinking about it... [ Sigh.
It's natural for it to happen, of course. When she'd stepped up to fill the shoes Odette left behind at the DU, that was by choice. She'd been repaying the kindness that had been given to her in her own way – but it had created expectations. Now anyone she took under her wing was expected to turn into the next Ai-Doll and that's not a pressure Ai wants to inflict on anyone without their knowingly agreeing to it... let alone a child. ]
I've been hoping that working with a few of them at once will take at least a little bit of the pressure off. And since I'm still active at the DU, too, it's not like I'm looking to be replaced anytime soon. But... it's kind of unavoidable, isn't it?
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It's natural for it to happen, of course. When she'd stepped up to fill the shoes Odette left behind at the DU, that was by choice. She'd been repaying the kindness that had been given to her in her own way – but it had created expectations. Now anyone she took under her wing was expected to turn into the next Ai-Doll and that's not a pressure Ai wants to inflict on anyone without their knowingly agreeing to it... let alone a child. ]
I've been hoping that working with a few of them at once will take at least a little bit of the pressure off. And since I'm still active at the DU, too, it's not like I'm looking to be replaced anytime soon. But... it's kind of unavoidable, isn't it?