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*Bernard's at the usual table.

Coffee.

Newspaper.

A shocking lack of scars.*

Eh.

Mostly it just glares a lot.

Was it ravenous before your daughter got hold of it?

*Because if it was, Raven has all new respect, both for the daughter, and for Bernard.*

No idea.

...She had it for about four months, under her bed, before we even knew it was there.

I'd like to meet your daughter. She sounds both impressive and crafty.

*He grins*

From this story, she reminds me of me, when I was young.

Oh, Jesus, she's a born trickster. Lies through her teeth.

*Oh, the emphasis on teeth. Raven has no idea, does he?*

We'll get along splendidly, then, I suppose.

*He might mutter, 'like father, like daughter' under his breath. About the trickster part, not the liar*

You might. I'm sure you'll encounter her eventually. Everyone seems to.

*Trickster, indeed. No mention of teeth here.*

You are very lucky, I think. She sounds marvelous.

She is. We're very lucky to have her.

Are there very many children at Milliways? I would expect more than I have found.

Oh, quite a few. Sunny, Seth, Gavroche, Ingress, the Triplets, Megan, Harold... Not all of them are Bound, though, so they're in and out.

Do they often come in alone? I imagine that would be hard, for a child.

Yes.

Sunny did. That's our daughter. We adopted her in Feburary.

Was it hard for her to adjust?

...Yes and no. She's amazingly resilient. We reckon she just turned two.

She and her siblings were orphans where she came from, and they were treated badly. And she misses them. Nymphadora and I have been collecting as many details about them as we can, so we can show her when she's older. So she doesn't forget them.

That is a very worthy idea. Is it likely that her siblings will come here, sometime?

Dunno.

They could, at any time.

The fluidity of time outside this place could cause problems, though. If they came very much older, or very much younger.

I wish you luck in finding memories for Sunny. Family, in all its forms, is very important.

*He sighs*

Some days, my pretension makes me realize just how old I am.

*Bernard snorts*

I wasn't going to mention it.

You should. I need my pride punctured just like anyone else. Only unlike most people, I enjoy it. Particularly when it's funny.

I'll keep that in mind, as long as you promise not to smite me. I have a family to support, after all.

Raven is not one for smiting, at least not recently.

And should smiting, gods forbid, occur *he grins* I promise to faithfully provide for your remaining family.

Probably from a long way away.

Good plan.

*He whips out a pad*

Can I get that in writing?

Certainly.

When you squeeze the blood for my signature out of my cold dead hand.

No problem.

I'll get right on that.