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You... Billie... there's no...

Papa Wolf! [cuuuuuue paniced hyperventilating. Del got a baby.

Why did Del get their baby? Del can't take care of a baby. Gonna sit on the floor now.]

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Nice to meet you, Billie. Mind if I talk to your mom for a sec?

[Billie slips her hand out of Del's like it's something she has practice doing] Okay... [skips off to be taken care of by Miss Barnabas and Murphy, because apparently they can care for children better than she can...]

[Del watches her, and glances around, still a little panicked.] ...Is this bad? I did bad, the castle makes it bad...

[shakes his head as he takes her by the shoulders]

No, Del. This isn't bad at all.

[Leans real close and whispers. Can't have Billie think she doesn't love her. Thankfully the pets are keeping her distracted. Can she talk to them? Cuz it sure looks like the three are having a conversation]

But what if she needs food?! And and... those things and not pieces and all the bits that fit together but don't match and she liked Papa wolf best and he knew she ate... things. [Panic is making her start to come apart, and little fishies start to dissolve out of her.]

We live in a magical castle. If she needs food you can just ask for it. Ask her what she likes, and the castle can give it to her.

But there's no Papa Wolf...

I know there isn't. But that doesn't mean you can't handle this on your own.

[Deeeeep breath]

...But... Do you have?

A child? No. I did last year, but I guess the castle decided not to give it back to me this year.

[a pause]

Do you want some help looking after yours?

She's...

He always fed her... and... Did the things. I could make her fishies...

[places a hand on her shoulder gently]

I'll help. We'll take care of it together. Okay?

Yes. Okay...

Okay.

[then turning back to the daughter]

Are you hungry, Billie?

[Billie looks up from where she's been pulling on Miss Barnabas' ear.] Yes... Mommy forgot how to work the... thingy. That makes food.

Why don't we go down to the kitchen and get you something to eat?

[Billie bounces up, nodding hard. Del just hovers slightly, and MB stretches before standing up. She's figures it's her job to take care of the bb when Del it the only one with her, so MB is just going to stick around]

Yes please.

[extends a hand to her]

Let's go.

[skips over and tries to wrap her little hand around his. Which doesn't work so well, but you know.]

[it's close enough, and Sweets goes to lead her down to the kitchen to figure out what to make her]

[Stumbles at his side, running every once in a while to make sure she keep up.

Del follows along behind, amiably. Maybe if she watches him, this child thing will make more sense.]

[sits Billie on the stool by the counter while he looks to go through the fridge]

What do you like to eat, Billie?

I love mac'n cheese.

[A giggle, and she kicks her legs so they swing in the air]

[sets about making the mac'n cheese, and a few minutes later, Billie has a bowl of mac'n cheese in front of her]

There you go.