"HF-"
His bottom lip quivered, looking away as he blinked back tears.
?: "Ugh-great...now I'm the bad guy-"
"quietly ...What I meant to say, mother, is just that-....I know what I want for my birthday now-"
?: "....And what would that be."
"Just-new paints...l-like the ones you brought me when I was younger-"
?: "That's a very long trip Abereru-"
"I-I-I'm sorry....I just...thought it was a better idea than the stars...."
She sighed
?: "Fine. If this is what it takes to make you stop with these foolish notions.... then fine."
"T-Thank you...."
?: "And Abereru?"
"Y-Yes?"
?: "No more charting the stars, understood?
"But I-"
?: "No. More."
"...Yes mother...."