"I guess you're used to them! Anyway, it's bedtime. Do you want me to introduce you to the night shift oranges now or just go to bed? I can read you a story if you want."

Oh there are night guards. That makes sense.

"Um... Story doesn't sound bad?"

"Do you want to pick one or would you like to hear one of my favorites?"

"You can tell me the one you want to."

So he will tuck her into bed and read her a story about a talking bunny who is learning to gather medicinal herbs for all the other talking animals in her village.

"I didn't know bunnies could talk."

"Oh, they can't, not in real life. It's just part of the story." He makes sure she is all ready for bed. "Do you want a night-light on or are you okay in the dark?"

"Easier to see people if there's a light on."

(Which obviously works in both directions, but anyone who is coming in here at night is going to be doing it knowing she is here anyways.)

"Yup, some kids like being able to see a bit while they're trying to go to sleep, so they can check what's around, and some like it to be all dark, because that helps their eyes closed and their bodies relax so they can sleep. Which kind are you?"

Is this a trick question.

"I like to be able to see things before they get to me?"

"Nothing's going to get you, but if you're worried about it and want to be able to see and make sure, nightlight it is." He flicks it on; it glows a dull orange. "Good night, Eefa, I'll see you in the morning."

Eefa shakes her head at the obvious lie (or mistake. could just be a mistake) about how nothing is going to get her. 

Still, she eventually sleeps.

(Very very lightly.)

(With very small snoring sounds sometimes. Though she isn't aware of that part.)

Nobody can even hear her because she has her own room. Nothing gets her, all night.

This is good, but bad in terms of figuring out what will eventually get her.

Once she wakes up she tentatively scouts around to see what is happening. It's pretty early in the morning, but that's normal for her.

There's an orange stirring a pot of oatmeal on the stove - not one of the ones she met, a new orange, presumably night shift. There's a little directional light allowing him to see the stove but otherwise it's dark throughout the area where she's being kept.

Eefa is content to stay in the shadows and stare closely at the new orange for the time being.

After a little while the door opens quietly and Chioss and Mikko come in. Chioss takes over monitoring the oatmeal and Mikko notices Eefa and waves at her.

She has been found! 

... This is not very surprising, but she still tries to lean further back into the dark corner. Just in case.

Mikko smiles and lets her get on with the hiding. He takes a handoff report from the overnighters, who then leave, and starts setting the table for breakfast; there's fruit for the oatmeal, and sugar, and nuts, and cream, and spices.

Eefa would like some of this food! 

... maybeee asking would work? She does keep getting food. And she is hungry.

"Could I have some?"

"Sure! Usually we wait till everybody's up but since you're such an early riser no reason you can't have yours now, it looks just about cooked." Mikko ladles some into a bowl for her and sets it down at the same placemat she had before. Gestures invitingly at the toppings.

Eefa is going to keep adding different toppings until he tells her to stop. They look yummy.

(Or until she runs out of toppings, but she doesn't expect that.)

"You're gonna overflow your bowl there," Mikko remarks when she goes back for another helping of nuts. "Also I think we're actually a little low on the dried cranberries so leave some for the other kids, okay - everything else we have refills. You can have seconds after you finish that, if you're still hungry."

That took a really long time!

.... is the food safe to eat. Is Mikkos eating it. 

Mikko is not yet sitting down to eat but there are enough placemats and bowls for all the kids she saw yesterday and both of the day shift oranges.