She can super have another hug. "Adults usually need a bit less sleep than children, in general, and at least some of your expectations seem like they make good predictions about how you work. I just don't know if I really think there's a lot of other people just like you out there on top of that."

"I don't know whether I hope they're real or not...  I guess if they aren't I might hurt people."

"Because of being a monster?"

"Yes, Swan-san."

"If your dungeon is dead I don't think you have to worry about that. If it's alive, you still probably don't, at least not soon, because it doesn't seem to be near here right now, and most dungeons only open every few years in random places and most places aren't near enough to here, but one of the things Takuma-san is thinking about are precautions that will let you live your life but make it so you can't hurt anyone if it comes back into range."

"Was that the name of the social worker?"

"Yes, Takuma Kikyo was her name."

"Has she thought of any, yet?"

"She suggested it might be best if you wore some kind of tracking device, so if you suddenly start acting strangely, people can find you. That'd usually be an ankle bracelet."

"That doesn't sound too bad..."  Tentative unhug.  "Would it help, though?  - I guess if I tried to kidnap people.  But I'm not very big yet; I don't think that would really work..."

"I had Haru do the research about this because he's," yawn, "more interested in dungeons than I am, and he said we should keep you but also said obviously it would be better to be able to find you if you started acting erratic, especially since it's possible you can teleport."

Kennedy attempts to teleport.  Over there.

This does not succeed, but it's also not the sort of thing where attempting it is very visible.

"If I ask, 'How would I tell if I could teleport,' you'd say that no one knows what it's like to be a monster?"

"- well, actually I'd say that you might not be able to do it without the rest of the dungeon helping, but that too."

"Oh.  I cannot teleport right now if I just try it."

"That's a pity, it'd be a very useful thing to be able to do and it'd answer questions even if it also raised new ones. Oh well."

"Oh well," Kennedy echoes.  "Is it a close day for my Wednesdays to match up once the school year begins, or will that be very different from how I'm sleeping now?"

"It's not very close, but unless working like you're from a flat world means you can't adjust time zones at all I think it should be doable."

"Yes, Swan-san."  Munch munch.  "I was looking forward to being able to sleep while it's dark here, tonight."

"I think when we move to a bigger apartment we should put blackout curtains in your room for sure."

"Ummmm yes.  But I meant not having to be awake while you two are asleep, Swan-san."

"Hmmm. Maybe you can make some friends online in other time zones."

"Ummmmm.  Yes, Swan-san."

"Not as good as hanging out with people in person?"