Oh, ummm, well... Your family'd be the same as mine.
But... But sometimes people die.
[She draws a decisive 'X' through her stick grandparents.]
They leave you alone and you're not always prepared and sometimes you don't even remember them because they left when you were really little...
Other times - well - even if their alive they may as well be dead because you'll never see them again.
[She draws an 'X' through her stick parents.
It's not a very good explanation, she knows. She wants to assure 413 that his Mom and Dad are out there somewhere looking for him, but she can't promise that.
Instead though she offers him a smile.]
But see, the thing about the Zones is you form new families. So you and me?
[She draws a smaller stick figure against hers, then a circle around it.]
We're family. Like... Oh what's that line... Ohana! We're a ohana, and that means nobody gets left behind or forgotten!
[With a sheepish laugh she stands, wiping her hand on her torn jeans.]
... Okay that was a really bad explanation. Did I just confuse you more?
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Date: 2013-06-14 10:41 pm (UTC)But... But sometimes people die.
[She draws a decisive 'X' through her stick grandparents.]
They leave you alone and you're not always prepared and sometimes you don't even remember them because they left when you were really little...
Other times - well - even if their alive they may as well be dead because you'll never see them again.
[She draws an 'X' through her stick parents.
It's not a very good explanation, she knows. She wants to assure 413 that his Mom and Dad are out there somewhere looking for him, but she can't promise that.
Instead though she offers him a smile.]
But see, the thing about the Zones is you form new families. So you and me?
[She draws a smaller stick figure against hers, then a circle around it.]
We're family. Like... Oh what's that line... Ohana! We're a ohana, and that means nobody gets left behind or forgotten!
[With a sheepish laugh she stands, wiping her hand on her torn jeans.]
... Okay that was a really bad explanation. Did I just confuse you more?