The children clasp their hands over their ears and yell. Moira and Evan even fall to the floor.

"What just happened?"

She stops.

<I made them stop being mistaken.>

"She-she, screamed."

"But it was inside us."

<Now you will no longer be mistaken.>

"You're mean, Birdy!"

<You are mistaken.>

"We just gave your brother the Miracle! Aren't you even going to say thank you?"

<You would have done it anyway. And you were mistaken.>

"Do you even know what that word means?"

<Yes. It means she held a belief that was in conflict with reality.>

Maurice takes Morri's hand. "Morri, I know they were being mean, but I still think we should say thank you for making me a Miracle."

<'Thank you for making Maurice a Miracle',> she sends with a perfect mental impression of Maurice himself.

"Um, how long until I feel sick?"

"The books says a few hours."

He looks to Morri for confirmation.

Mental impression of a nod.

"Well, that means we have hours to play."

<Yes.>

Despite his horrible bird sister, the children can't help but feel fond of the little baseline. They show him the time room.

...the time room is unsettling. She does not join them in there.

Levi pocks his tongue out at her from the time room.

She is impassive and merely waits for them to decide to leave.

He leads the children in some light teasing for a bit.