The details vary.

Ah, I see.

Mom says once she wound up rolling onto her back and sliding so her head was dangling off the chair. Didn't wake up. Mom moved her so she wouldn't fall of course so I don't have a picture.

Pity.

Yeah. I still wouldn't have had a picture if I'd been home but at least I'd have maybe seen it!

It sucks that you missed a big chunk of your daughter's infancy.

Yeah.

I'm--really glad we could help with that.

It was so nice of you, I'm so glad I don't have to panic about every tap anymore.

It was way more convenient than smuggling you out of the country! On every possible level!

You didn't even have a pole site handy then!

We'd've figured something out. But yes.

You're sweet.

Thanks!

You're welcome!

I showed Otet the baby pictures. Her reaction was something along the lines of "I would protect this child with my life."

Hopefully that will not be necessary since you have already protected her with several thousand tap.

Hopefully!

Here is Katin staring at another baby. This one has brick-red hair which is allowed to grow out in downy disarray.

Oh no it's too cute.

That's my mom's friend's baby.

So fluffy!

Yup!!!

The local red pokes her head out. "I've told everyone."

"Alright. Thank you."

And Odette takes a minute to figure out the exact borders of the red district and exactly how far down she needs to take the ground and now everything within an irregularly-shaped bubble is invisible to anything outside it and the bubble detaches from the rest of the ground and starts flying north.