Do you wanna know a secret?

Sure.

I have a name!

"Oh good!" Kiss. "Do I get to know what it is?"

"Beka!"

"Pretty!" Kiss.

My mom sometimes telepathied me when she was more lucid and named me secretly. Nobody else knows!

"Aww."

It feels very nice to know her secret name. He hugs her some more.

I named the baby too! She's Kat.

"That's a cute name. You're cute."

Thank you!

Hug. Kiss. Oh wow this being in love thing sure is an experience. He kind of wants to snuggle her forever despite the rampant impracticality of this plan.

It is kind of impractical but she is not gonna stop him any time soon!

Oh good! Snuggle. Snuggle snuggle.

I am so glad I walked into that weird snake!

Giggle. "Me too!"

Snuggle snuggle snuggle snuggle kiss.

Mmm yes those things. Those are some good things.

Such a happy orf. Such a suddenly wigglier baby, although she is still pretty quiet.

He snuggles his happy orf.

Eventually: Does your daughter stay in her wing all the time?

"No, she comes out to use the library and occasionally to talk to me. Why, did you want to meet her?"

Wondered if I'd ever run into her. I'm not in a hurry but it might be interesting!

"She's - I was going to say 'much nicer than I am' but I've been so aggressively nice to you that from your point of view it might not actually be true - she's a much better person than I am, anyway."

You have been so nice to me! You have been nicer to me than literally anybody ever! I mean, most of them did not have a ton of options but still.