Basti will make it happen.

Good boy.

Then back to her duties.

And Anakin keeps growing bigger - she makes so many friends, quickly becomes the most sociable kid in their community, manages to secure enough of a leadership role that the other kids listen to her about being nice to each other. She grows in the Force, too, and in her studies, and in her emotional control (...comparatively; she's still a seven year old). She talks the ear off of anyone who'll stand still long enough about her day, her latest special interest - spaceships have been a strong feature lately - and asks an equally endless stream of questions. 

And, one day soon after her seventh birthday - it seems the question right now is:

"Elesse, are you and mama married?"

"Uh. No, we aren't."

Confusion! "But you're both my moms?"

"Well. Yes. But not like that."

"But Ita's got two moms and they're married. And Kapt has two moms who were married but are divorced now and don't talk to each other. And Tryn has three moms and two dads and not all of his moms are married to each other but all of his parents are or were married to another of his parents so his parents are really all married. And you and mama are my only parents, and you talk to each other. Though Qlon's parents didn't get married until ze was three..." Squint. "Are you going to get married?"

(It's Logic.)

"We don't have any plans in that direction, no. Our relationship, mine and your mama's, isn't romantic like your friends' parents. I'm afraid, Anakin, that you might have to add some more models to the way parents can work."

"But you guys should marry." Obviously some people's parents are unmarried. But these are Anakin's moms. They're different. 

"Oh, really?"

"Uh-huh! You're my moms. Not just like, mom one and mom two."

"I think you're going to have to break that down a little more for me, Anakin. I'm not quite following you."

"So like, Vivi had a mom and her mom was married to two guys? Who're Vivi's dad one and dad two. And then Vivi's mom died, but Vivi still has her dad one and dad two. But even though they live together, they're not gonna marry each other and they shouldn't. But you and mama should be married to each other." Anakin only kind of knows Vivi, who's like basically an adult (she's thirteen), so maybe there's parts to the story Anakin's missing, but, the dad thing seems pretty straightforward. 

"Uh huh."

"I'm right, aren't I?"

"I don't think so. Your mama and I- we're like Vivi's dads, not Ita's moms. I respect and like your mama, but not like that."

Skeptical face!

"You don't trust me to know my own mind, Anakin?"

"Everyone's silly sometimes."

"Yes, granted, but not really the case here, I think."

"How do you know for sure?"

"I'll tell you what, if you can get all your exercises for today done by dinner, I'll spend the evening meditating on the topic, how's that?"

"Okay!!"