"So now, no matter how tough she is, no matter how hard she fights, she's always going to fail"

[likeahex]

 [Household, or Kuki as it were, Tex wasn't really interested in Christmas, bah humbug and all that. But she picks up the letter anyway figuing it might be good for a laugh. It takes her a moment to read it though and then...and then....just stares at it.

And stares. She doesn't realize but the phone is knocked off the hook as she takes a step

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[numbuhthree]

[Kuki has just escaped her room with red rings around her eyes and a few stray tears fall down her cheeks. She practically crashes into the distraught Tex in her hurry.]

Oh! S-sorry Miss Allison!

[likeahex]

Watch it.

[Her tones sharp but her face is red and probably filled with grief. Even though she tries to hide it.]

What spooked you?

[numbuhthree]

[Before Kuki says a word, she hugs Tex around the legs. She's shaking quite a bit.]

My Rainbow Monkeys...they...they...

[And she just bursts out crying.]

[likeahex]

.....

[There is a kid on her legs....there is a kid...

Actually this is getting her mind of her own problems...all her fault....concentrate on the kid.]

Stop that, what's going on?

[She doesn't push her away...most likely because she's totally out of her depth with kids and what the hell are you supposed to do when one grabs you?]