Mikko doesn't push it any more. He tells his story about a TV, a flower, a mug, and a tube of paint. It's not funny at all, and Chioss points this out when they're supposed to score him.

Hm. 

Does Mikkos seem to be sad about this?

Mikko seems fine with it!

Eefa starts saying she's okay with Mikko not getting the funny point but halfway through chokes up and starts shaking.

"Eefa? Are you okay?" asks Mikko, instantly much more concerned than he seemed about the point.

Eefa does not want to be seen right now and scooches backwards when Mikko looks at her.

- okay. They will... very slowly mark the agreed-upon points on the scorecard.

Eefa isn't really processing that there was a game going on, she's just huddled in this corner, her eyes wide and darting around the room. 

...Chioss goes and takes a bathroom break. Mikko just waits.

Eefa stops shaking after a bit and her eyes stop darting around so much. She still isn't talking though.

Chioss comes out and sits back down. They make to put the game away.

That is okay with Eefa.

She considers helping put it away but doesn't want to risk it.

The game is eventually back on its shelf.

Eefa is still in her corner, which isn't where she goes when they put her away at night but she doesn't want to move right now.

Well, it's not bedtime yet. They'll give her space till it is and then it's Mandatory Bath.

She manages to relax but not enough to be ready for Mandatory Bath, during which she is her usual compliant and detached self.

That's okay. They can try again in the morning.

She sleeps well and doesn't wake up during the night.

And will she eat breakfast? It's hardboiled eggs (straight out of the package) and accompanying dressings and pickles.

Yes! She likes the pickles even though they are not in a jar when she gets them so she can't store them in her room.

Oh good! "Pickles are so yummy, aren't they?" says Mikko, spooning a generous heap of capers onto his eggs.

"They're my favorite."

"Is it because they're sour, or because they're crunchy, or because they're salty, or because they've got all those herbs and spices?"

"Salty and soury and crunchy I think."

"Mm-hm! Do you like citrus chips? Those are also sour and salty and crunchy, but they're dry instead of wet."