If you are going to have to split up to search the both cities for Lulu, you decide that exploring the Jester's city with Emogen sounds like a good idea. Surprisingly, despite your hesitance about trusting Kamiko fully you think she'll take good care of Tamako while they look through the mime city. Except for the whole drugging and kidnapping you both, she has been rather kind to your daughter.

"So it's you and me, huh?" Tamako says, looking up at the taller woman.

"Oh, well I mean we don't ha-" She starts to say, crouching down in an attempt to meet her at eye level.

"Let's do this, woo!"

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Tamako nods smugly to herself as the other three make plans to meet up later near the Clown city ruins, and discuss it with the weird Jester King guy. This is the perfect opportunity! She can work on Kamiko's true feelings for her father while he works on courting Emogen. Two birds with one stone!

Out of everyone so far those two seem like the best candidates, considering they are so big and strong. They can even cook! Hilde is pretty strong too, but she's a robot and so Tamako won't get any brothers or sisters from her. On the other hand, Seshat and Zul seem nice and smart but they are also smaller and weaker. The changeling supposes they can be backups if the others don't work out.

Outside of the Jester's castle the teams part ways. Dad and Emogen go to look around the medieval looking city while Tamako and Kamiko head towards the train. Stripe City is apparently the next stop, and only about a thirty minute ride away. The pair loads on to the train and takes some nearby seats in a wooden style coach with a desert out view out the window.

"What are those?" The changeling asks, pointing out the window where as spiky green towers in the sand whiz by.

"Those are cactus. They are plants that grow in deserts. I think they are called Saguaros? This car must be Wild West themed." Tamako's (hopefully) future mother answers.

"Ohhh, I see!" Tamako replies, "That's where cowboy hats come from right? Is that a place in fairy world? Can we visit it?"

"Sort of? There are plenty of fae from stories about the Wild West, but it's time in the real world ended quite a while ago. We might have something in the archive about that time, or perhaps your father can take you to a museum?"

Tamako then realizes she's already forgetting her mission to help her dad get a wife! She needs to steer this conversation that direction somehow.