Fan theories

## Amaryllis is clinically narcissistic

Many readers who have a narcissistic parent or know someone who is, comment that Amaryllis fits the description.

## Abeille and Evette Clones

Reader MrsFizzes suggested that Abeille and Evette could be clones and this could be part of why Abeille is treated to such grief from their mother.

Ivy lives with having been a "designer baby" based on the story involving her mother Vera.

## Mallow is terminally ill

Reader Grace proposed that Mallow could be terminally ill, after comments about his appearance. She elaborates that Amaryllis could be acting as she is out of a sense that Abeille needs to come home to be with Mallow during his difficult time.

## The evil sno-glo lamp

Reader David proposed that the lamp that was given to her by her mother, will harm the Ghost plant plant, by radiating cold.

## Humaforming makes relocating difficult

Reader Sophie posed the question: Will Abeille be unable to return to Pasque after she has undergone humaforming on Monotropa (avoiding pressure from Amaryllis to force her to return to Pasque).

Abeille having "Overactive thermogenesis regulators" is mentioned on Chapter 16 page 12.

Abeille mentions needing to wait before she can have humaforming done on Chapter 3 page 21.

She mentions having had the thermogenesis job done on Pasque Chapter 8 page 27.

When Abeille arrives on Monotropa, Ivy mentions Abeille's thermogenesis humaforming being a risk, on Chapter 6 page 5.

So, Abeille had thermogenesis humaforming, to tolerate cold, on Pasque, and after arriving on Monotropa she was planning to have it done, to tolerate heat. Does that mean she could go back to Pasque and get humaforming done again? How risky are "overactive thermogenesis regulators?

## "Datemate" means more than a date partner

The term datemate is used throughout the story. Fans have wondered what the
significance might be.

Reader Blue raised the topic, pointing out that the term is gender neutral, and posing the questions: is it what you call a person you go on a date with, is it more casual than typical words for couples, or does it represent a relationship milestone.

Reader Roes points out that "datemate" is gender neutral, and offers that it is not as definite as "significant other".

Reader nihilix points out that sex (without touching) is casual on Monotropa, suggesting that descriptions like partner or girlfriend might have a different meaning than in our present day where sex is more restricted.

How "date" is used and other descriptions like being exclusive, or being
together, might get their meaning from the context in which they are used. Different scenarios are called dates and datemate sometimes isn't saying that people are at a specific stage of a relationship, but that they are heading in that direction.

If it was already too cold on Pasque, even with the thermogenesis humaforming, after having it done on Monotropa, would it make Pasque intolerable while waiting to have humaforming to be done, if she returned to Pasque?

Chapter 1 Cover

The chapter title is "first date". Does that refer to Miel or Cosmos?

Chapter 1 page 20

Cosmos asks Abeille if she want's to "hook up".

Chapter 1 page 23

Abeille tells Miel that she has a date (with Cosmos).

Chapter 1 page 25

After kissing Abeille, Miel tells her he thinks she's ready for her date.

Chapter 1 page 26

Abeille meets up with Cosmos for "old fashioned" sex. Is that a date?

Chapter 2 Cover

The chapter title is "second date". Does that refer to Miel or Rose?

Chapter 2 page 12

Rose spends the night.

Chapter 2 page 17

Miel tells Abeille that he's going into the grove and he'll be by the back
door. This apparently was him inviting her to go into the grove with him. Is
that a date?

Chapter 2 page 19

Miel and Abeille venture into the grove together.

Chapter 3 Cover

The chapter title is "third date".

Chapter 3 page 15

Adorably, Abeille and Miel go out together to find people to date.

Chapter 3 page 28

Miel asks Abeille to invite him the next time she wants to go date hunting.

Chapter 4 page 11

Jasmine asks Miel to tell her about his date with Abeille. Miel says it wasn't
a date, but maybe it ended up that way.

Chapter 4 page 12

The mom's ask if it wasn't a date and it wasn't sex, then what was it?

Chapter 6 page 9

Aster asks if Ivy had a bad breakup. She says it was just awkward, which
suggests that, to her, she and Holly broke up and their relationship was more
than living together.

Chapter 6 page 10

Aster invites Ivy to have a drink.

Chapter 6 page 26

Abeille arrives to have dinner with Miel and his moms. Is that a date?

Chapter 7 page 1

Abeille meets with holoball girl and visits sexperience with her. Is that a date?

Chapter 7 page 6

Aster apologizes for the PSC interrupting zie and Ivy when they went out for drinks and dancing. Zie refers to it as a date.

Chapter 7 page 18

During Aster's visit, Ivy tells zer that she isn't just looking for a night of
sex, and Aster agrees.

Chapter 7 page 19

Holly tells Ivy he's happy that she's dating.

Holly tells Ivy he wants to be with her again, suggesting that he also thought
their relationship was more than just living together.

Chapter 7 page 20

Holly suggests that Ivy and Aster had been touching on their date.

Chapter 7 page 23

At the touch club, Cosmos refers to the night he hooked up with Abeille as
their date.

Chapter 7 page 31

After the touch club disaster, Miel offers that he would like to do the touch
experiments with Abeille.

Abeille and Miel both think to themselves that they want to experiment with
each other exclusively.

Chapter 7 page 35

Miel hesitently tells somone that he and Abeille are not together.

Chapter 8 page 3

Daisy decries holoball as date games.

Chapter 8 page 22

Ivy spies Aster walking with a person decked out in white and gold, with no
emblem, looking back adoringly. Aster explains to Ivy, it wasn't a "date", suggesting that zie acknowledges a developing relationship with Ivy and how it is different than casual relationships with others.

Chapter 8 page 23

Ivy ruminates: "I can't believe I thought zie would be interested in being exclusive. I can't believe I'm interested in that."

In the story it seems that it's not just touch that is taboo, but connection with people. Love is what Abeille didn't find in her world. The touch club and hooking up with Cosmos didn't give her what she has been looking for.

Being exclusive involves emotional connection. Team Ivy is exclusive, involving 3 people.

Chapter 11 page 2

Ivy brings up "living arrangements" with Holly. Ivy says that she and Aster have a date. Holly might look unhappy about that.

Chapter 11 page 35

Clove scolds himself for not keeping things casual and thinking about more than
a date.

Chapter 12 page 4

Ivy asks Abeille if she is going to Fleur festival solo or with a date-mate.

Chapter 12 page 11

Abeille scolds herself for not asking Miel to be her date-mate to the Fleur festival.

Chapter 12 page 16

The moms express concern about Miel's isolating and pressure him to reveal that
he's going to Fleur festival with Abeille. Miel evades by claiming he and Abeille
aren't going as date-mates.

Date-mate seems to mean more than someone who goes on a date here.

Chapter 12 page 33

Miel describes himself as a "new datemate", after Abeille collapsed from heat
exhaustion.

Chapter 14 page 11

Abeille compliments Poppy for knowing how to do a date right.

Does date mean the same thing as a date that is a prelude to dating?

Chapter 14 page 21

Holly reveals that he is going on a date.

Chapter 14 page 27

Verbena arrives at Ivy/Holly's apartment announcing she's there to pick up her
"datemate" (Holly).

Chapter 14 page 29

Vera asks Ivy to introduce here "date mate" (Aster).

Chapter 14 page 34

Vera says she can't imagine having only one "datemate".

Chapter 15 page Cover

The chapter title is "dates and doubts".

Chapter 15 page 3

Abeille informs Miel that they haven't had a first date yet, suggesting that their first date would be something different than her "date" with Cosmos, maybe.

Miel acknowledges that Fleur festival and dinner with his moms don't count as dates.

Chapter 15 page 25

Abeille scolds herself for what she seems to think was a bad date
performance. She thinks to herself that there must be something other than
eating and sex that one does on a date.

Chapter 15 page 27

Miel scolds himself for being too inexperienced to be Abeille's datemate.

Chapter 15 page 28

Cordia assures Miel that he's a wonderful datemate, since he cares so much about
Abeille having a good time on a date.

The moms gaze lovingly at each other, as Cordia says no date is bad when the
company is good.

Chapter 15 page 37

Miel worrys that he botched his date with Abeille.

Chapter 15 page 51

Verbena chides Holly for supposedly following Ivy around while she is on dates.

Chapter 16 page 13

While out with Amaryllis and Mallow, Mallow asks if Abeille's datemate will be
joining them.

Chapter 16 page 31

Botan's grandmothers point out a picture of them on their first date.

Chapter 16 page 52

Aster suggests taking Ivy and Holly to a dessert shop. Ivy says "It's a date".

Chapter 17 page 7

Abeille asks Miel if he wants to meet for dinner after work. Miel says "It's a
date".

Chapter 18 page 24

Poppy invites Tulip to the Jollie garden party and informs Abeille that she has
a date.

Chapter 19 page 22

Co-workers refer to Miel as Abeille's datemate.

Chapter 22 page 10

Tulip refers to Ivy and Holly as Aster's datemates.

Chapter 22 page 22

Poppy refers to Clove and Botan as being on a date.

Chapter 22 page 23

Poppy refers to Tulip as her datemate.

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