Tiny Tactician

“pouting? now what are you doing that for?” walking off she carried the girl with her

Casually looks away. “Dunno. Not happy.” Well, even the happiest people have off days.

“then what are you eating it for silly? come on, do you want something else?” and there she go picking her dear girl up

“Mm eating it ‘cuz I’m pouting.” Aaaand, holding on hug style, that’s better. “Somethin’ else would be better, but this was all I could find. Or reach.”

“Morgan…? dear are you alright…?”

“...Yes.” She continues eating the licorice. “This stuff is gross.”

SCOOPS UP DAUGHTER AND HUGS “Morgan! goodness it is good to see you again sweetheart, I am sorry for being gone as long as I was” kisses dear childs cheek

“Stronger than Grandma? I thought no one was stronger than Grandma. But if it was alternate Grandma, does it still count?” Morgan stop, you’re just confusing yourself.

SCOOPS UP DAUGHTER AND HUGS “Morgan! goodness it is good to see you again sweetheart, I am sorry for being gone as long as I was” kisses dear childs cheek

No part of that didn’t sound amazing. “Was it a good witch or a bad witch? Are angel wings fluffy? Is alternate Grandma different? No one was mean to you, right?”

SCOOPS UP DAUGHTER AND HUGS “Morgan! goodness it is good to see you again sweetheart, I am sorry for being gone as long as I was” kisses dear childs cheek

Yes, good, mother hugs and kisses are the best. Enthusiastically returns hug. “When you were gone, I tried reading some of Dad’s books, and built really tall towers, and I caught a butterfly, and colored pictures for you, and, and- what did you do?”