man

[crittersheep]

WHO: lily
WHERE: lily
WHEN: day 63-64 catchall post

[MAN]

Comments

[endsjustified]

[hums thoughtfully]

You're not perfect. But in many respects you're quite a good role model.

[mykidisthebest]

[sighs, almost wistful]

I can't show him how to be a kid, though. At this rate he's going to grow up too quickly.

[endsjustified]

Can he not socialize with other youngsters at all?

[mykidisthebest]

[shake his head]

Not right now. We're still traveling around. Once we get back to Korea I want to see if we can enroll him in school. But there are complications with that too since he's not an average child.

[endsjustified]

What about his siblings?

[mykidisthebest]

They're...

[frowns a little]

They were just born, so they need a little longer to figure out how to be human. And since they're his younger siblings, he just wants to look after them.

[endsjustified]

Hmm. Leave them together more anyway. You'd be surprised what silliness a younger sibling can lead an older one into.

[mykidisthebest]

[smiles softly]

Are you speaking from experience? I'll see if they'll play together more often.

[endsjustified]

We both grew out of it, but, yes.

[mykidisthebest]

Growing out of things is part of growing up. Still, I'm glad to hear you got some silliness as a kid.

[endsjustified]

You talk like I sprang fully-formed from the earth already this age...

[mykidisthebest]

Some days I feel like that's the case. Usually just when you're working, though. But I've seen enough of your memories by now to know that isn't the case.

[endsjustified]

Quite.

[exhales]

Well, this is all the news I have for Lily, for now.

[mykidisthebest]

Thank you for sharing. It's nice to know something good came out of that ritual.