As the cycles went by, Amazon simply grew weaker and weaker. The seizure she had suffered only a week before had deeply disturbed her. It was as if it had marked a worsening period. Was she approaching the end soon? Was it just around the corner? What if she had another seizure...and this one she didn't recover from?

The worries and fears had driven her back into adventure. While she was much, much slower then she had been in her youth, she was at least still strong enough to move from place to place. It had taken her a while to get to Pisces. She had only been here once - she deserved a revisit.

The creature wasn't exactly hard to spot. Bright yellow against muted blues and grays made them stick out like a sore scale. She changed her course so that she was walking towards them. Thankfully, they were not walking in a direction away from her. Even at their slow pace, she would have lost them pretty quickly.

She opened her mouth to speak, only to find that she was out of breath. She tried to croak some kind of greeting, but ended up falling into a fit of coughing. Probably loud enough for Joy to hear.

Thankfully it was enough for the strange creature to hear her and once her coughing was over, Amazon gave her head a little shake to clear it. She hated that she was like that - she couldn't even say a simply greeting without falling into a fit of coughing. And, of course, a first impression had to be her sickness. That was just frustrating. But she tried not to let it show.

She looked up at them and, despite them being not too big a creature themselves, towered over her like a mountain. "Yeah, I'm okay, sorry. Just a bit out of breath." Thankfully, she managed to get out this talk without much difficulty. Her breath was returning now that she was staying relatively still.

Her eyes glanced along the hybrid's face and body language as she tried to read them. Their voice sounded strange, as if he hadn't used his voice in a while. And he seemed that he was almost overwhelmed, just by the simple act of speaking. For the first time in a while, Amazon was more concerned about someone else instead of herself.

It might sound selfish, but she had a lot to be concerned about herself. She hadn't ever met anyone nearly as sick as her. Even Envy, who was obviously struggling to keep himself healthy, at least didn't have a upcoming death date, as far as she knew. But a stranger who could barely speak without being overwhelmed? That was something to be concerned about.

Her tail twitched and her eyes narrowed with concern. "And you? Are you okay?" Perhaps it was a bit forward to ask but Amazon was concerned. If it was her, she would rather have someone ask right out instead of dance around and guess if she was okay or not.

Yeah, there was something wrong. Amazon's eyes narrowed with worry and she adjusted herself so that she was fully facing the hybrid. "I can tell something's wrong...you can tell me." Her voice, although small, was gentle and honest. However, a second later, Amazon snapped out of it and realized that she was talking to a total stranger and hadn't even introduced herself yet.

Her eyes blinked at this realization and they widened. "O-oh, I'm sorry! I'm Amazon. I hope I'm not being too nosy..."

Amazon was a little surprised by the sudden confession but she was happy that Joy had the bravery to say it. If she thought about it, she wouldn't have had that same courage. She gently reached over and rested her claws on one of Joy's strange feet with what a hopefully a comforting touch.

"You have me," she said, without really meaning to. But it was something, at least, someone in the world who cared. Internally, she felt her heart cracking. Was this what Luster would be like when she was gone? Her beloved little daughter, alone, lost, and so very sad...no, she couldn't let that happen. She had to be a good mom. She would be a good mom.

"I understand, Joy, I do. Although I didn't lose a mother, I watched someone important to me die right in front of my eyes. I didn't have a mother or a father or siblings, but this creature could have been a sibling, if they'd even been given a chance to live. And I know that my child will be sad when I pass..." She stopped herself from saying too much but it was difficult. The words were flowing out of her without stop. "I'd like to think that my daughter would remember me fondly. Do you remember your mothers? Were they good to you?"

Amazon nodded understandingly as Joy trailed off. Obviously, her mother had died. Well, one of them. It rang in her sadly, knowing that, one day, she would be gone. And she was Luster's only mother. Her poor little child...would she be this sad one day?

"I'm sorry, life has been very hard for you. It isn't fair...to lose your mother. Wherever the other one is, whether she's still alive or she's passed as well, I'm sure she still loves you and she wants to be with you." She didn't know what else to do to try and comfort Joy as emotions were swelling inside her as well. The conversation of death was always one that Amazon didn't quite mind but also dreaded with all her heart. Because she knew hers was coming, just over the horizon, and she feared for what kind of emotions she'd leave behind.

"Maybe you should look for her," she blurted out, without really meaning to. But she knew that she had said what she wanted. "Perhaps it will give you some closure to know. If she's still alive out there or if she's really...gone."