"And if they don't we'll get it faked because you almost certainly can't be a carrier for our diseases."

"Cause I'm a plant. - if you aren't a plant what are you?"

"- people are descended from animals."

"Weird!"

"I suppose."

"Is it okay to say that I am a plant?"

"People will think you are strange and mistaken but I do not think they will tell the police or anything."

"Okay."

Hug.

Hug.

Aitim sets up meetings to get the license handled. Lintalai's toys arrive.

She gets to constructing a marble run.

When the doctor gets his email about his license he sends a thank-you note and asks when they should set up a vaccination appointment.

They suggest a time the next week.

The next day when Lintalai comes downstairs both of her parents are formally dressed and arguing quietly in Oahkar and Aitim has an earpiece in one ear and Kan is putting his computer in a bag.

...she can't really follow an argument in Oahkar but she can try to write down some of the words.

They stop when they notice her. "Hi, Lintalai! I'm going to take you to your grandparents' house today, okay? Amlas and Amel will be there and you can play with them."

"Okay. What does ahko mean?"

"Announcement. Do you want some raspberries or some walnuts for the train?"

"Both. What got announced?"

"Some other country is having a bit of a problem and we're going to see if there's anything we can do to help." Raspberries. Walnuts. "Would you like help putting your shoes on?"

"I can do it." She does.

He puts a couple of her books in the bag with the raspberries and walnuts. "Okay. Want to walk to the train, or would you like a ride?"

"Carry me, I don't wanna trip."

So he picks up her and her backpack and they go to the train station. 

"What kind of trouble is the other country in?"

"They did something a little bit unwise without warning anyone, and everybody could smooth it over but we're worried that if we do that then more people will try it."