Don't Forget, But Don't Recall [Set During the GLaDOS plot, closed to Kelly, Leon]

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Sherry couldn't remember who she shared her room with. It had to have been someone. She didn't really like sleeping by herself, after all, and her father worked all the time now, so who had it been? Maybe it was Boon and she was just being crazy, but it felt like it was just on the tip of her fingers. Puzzled, and a bit annoyed, Sherry rubbed her thumb over the smooth face of her locket and watched as Boon sat and whined at the door.

Did he have to go out again already? Well, that wouldn't be so bad. Maybe she'd run into her father, or Vega or someone. Sherry put on her shoes and adjusted her clothes so they lay right. "Come on, Boon, let's go for a walk."

Which very quickly turned into less of a "walk" and more of a "chase Boon through the halls of the crew quarters."

"Boon! Wait! Stop! HEEL!"

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"Really? I think I would! Dad's been kind of busy lately, so it's just been the dog and I." Well, she supposes so, anyway. "I'm sorry that the AI got you again."

Her attention was momentarily divided by Boon, who had started licking Kelly's hand joyously. "Did you hear? Dad's the captain of the ship now." She couldn't help that little prideful tone in her voice.

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"Well we can head right over to engineering to get some of that done whenever you'd like. Well, I'm back out now. So if you ever want someone to talk to, you can give me a call over the comms and I'll come running." Which you know means she'll get there really, really fast, right Sherry? "It doesn't matter. I'm out now."

The dog received a friendly pet on the head, and a scritch behind the ears. Kelly had always liked animals. Not that she'd had much time with non-lethal ones in recent years. "I hadn't heard. But that's good to know. He's a good man, he'll do a good job." She liked Kennedy after all, and he'd proven himself in several situations already.

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"I think he will, too. Well, he is now. I just kind of wish I got to see him more often. But I'd rather he be doing a good job." Boon flopped over on his side and offered up his belly. This new person was completely excellent in his book, considering how happy his girl seemed to be. Even if she was distracting from his Important Mission.

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"I'm sure that can be arranged. I'll need to meet him soon either way. What's your mom doing these days?" And Boon was given bellyrubs. Not the best, Kelly's mind was already working on several collar designs, topics for her meeting with Kennedy, things to get Sherry started in on, and a myriad of other things. As such, her bellyrubbing wasn't 100% but it was still pretty damn good.