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Liza had been observing all of them together and decided that this was no place for her. She loved the family and had been a part of it for many decades now but there were some places she never went. Alita and Donnie could certainly take care of Anna and she had the strong sense that Remy would as well, if need be. Nodding, she slipped out the door.

Anna watched her go.

“I love that woman. She’s very good to me and probably knows when I’m going to have an episode long before I do. But not even she could explain this.”

Anna had opened the book tot eh same Page Alita had shown Remy on board the Wolverine. Probably the only picture of Bre and Remy together. With the other hand, she slowly pulled back the covering on a large painting she’d been standing next to since entering the room.

“My grandmother was the Comms officer on the Merrimack and she liked to paint her own life Mister Remy. I know that is her life because I can point out half a dozen people in this picture and now, you are another one.”

Donnie and ALita looked stunned at the painting. It was a finely detailed work that matched the picture in the book but with more an more elements every time one looked. right down to the silver hair sticks in Bre’s blonde hair and the details in Remy’s uniform.

• Alita/Anna/Donnie/Liza

Remy stared at the picture a moment, then slow turned to Anna. “Oui, dat is me in de picture. It’s . . . .complicated, an’ much about dat photo is classified. I will try to explain as best as I can, but, Anna, did Bre ever talk to or you’ mother. . . did she ever discuss wit’ you ‘bout you’ grand-pere?”

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Donnie was looking from Remy, to the painting, to the picture, and back again. Feeling quite disoriented, he stopped when he felt Anna’s green eyes on him.

“Oh go get Leanna’s mirror and look for yourself Donnie. You have damn near the same eyes.” Anna said sharply.

Sitting in a small chair, Anna looked form Remy to Alita to Donnie and shook her head slightly.

“My mother was kind of the wild child of the family. Alita’s dear mother takes after her. Bre tried to instill a lot of history in every generation she lived to see so that we would continue it. If we ever lost our way uncle Kord would come around every few decades and remind us. Of course I have a feeling you’ve met him haven’t you Mister Remy? He’s the one who took that picture and I don’t think Bre was supposed to have it.” Anna explained quietly.

Donnie had actually done as Anna had suggested and found a small ornate mirror in a chest of drawers. Wiping it clean, he looked into it and stepped close to the familiar stranger that had come to the house.

“This is just to surreal. I’m a miner, not a scientist, can someone explain this to me?” Donnie asked.

• Alita/Anna/Donnie/Liza