username: butterfly (video, post event)

[digophelia]

[ If it sounds like Alice is daycare, there's a good reason for it. She looks a little tired and very confused. There's a good number of children around her and one decides to plop themselves on her lap.

Oh. Okay. Fine. Deep breaths. ]

Hello, there. Can you stand, just for a minute? It shan't take long, then you can sit in my lap all you want.

[ She shoos him along. Alice heaves a deep sigh, holding her face.] ]

For a small minute, I thought I was back in London. Possibly because I have been around a large number of children, this many, with same limited resources.

I suppose my question is, is there a particular reason why I came back to over a dozen or so children? Not that I mind it, although I wouldn't be opposed to having a bigger space.

[ Yes, when did this happen? Alice has forgotten some tidbits of that fight, after all. ]

Comments

[digophelia]

Caring for that many children by yourself is overwhelming. I wasn't fortunate to have others come and offer help when I cared for orphans. Not even the owner of that establishment cared to ask for them.

[ Which is why, in a way, she appreciates what he did. Even if she's exhausted, she still appreciates it. ]

It doesn't mean I won't still seek to care for them, either. No, I should.

[perma_banned]

Don't care about excuses. [Ban wouldn't coddle Alice. He knew that taking care of kids would be hard, but that was the problem with caring about others. It was hard to actually genuinely act nice and be nice at the same time.

She'd break her back if she was being genuine.]

[digophelia]

It isn't, it's an example from experience.

[ In her frustration, she's about to storm off. She wants to keep herself composed and bury that anger down before she lets it spill out in the most ugly way. Again. ]

I meant it. Then do as you like, that won't stop me from checking in with them again. You don't need to be so bull-headed.

[ Pot and kettle, not that she's going to really acknowledge that. ]