"I thought you weren't done. Were you done?"

"Yes."

"Okay then."

Aitim pats her.

And eventually Fen and Entis and relatives leave.

"I almost thought he was boring but then he wasn't."

"I am glad that you did not find the stories of his childhood boring. I think you find people boring quite quickly if they don't communicate the way that works best for you."

"Well, I kept asking him stuff in case he was interesting somewhere and then he was."

Scoop. "I am glad that worked."

"Me too!"

"Do you have any questions about the things he said?"

"I asked those while he was here."

"Okay." Sigh. "That is a lot for a one-year-old to know."

"I have amnesia and must learn a lot of things real fast to make up for it."

"As long as you're happy."

"I like to learn things. Things do not get worse just because I know about them."

"That is true. But they can be sad to learn."

"Yes. I think they would still be sad if I was older."

"Probably."

"So waiting doesn't help."

"...okay."

"...does it help some people?"

"It helps most people. Being older gives them more context and more coping skills and so bad things bother them less. Your school will probably go to witness an execution when you are four but not when you are one."

"...why will we do that?"