Mono nodded. “Yeah, I guess that kinda makes sense.” He responded, since Nida was probably more of an expert on safety than he was. All the child knew was he was used to catching sleep where he felt safe, and he’d never quite gotten used to the whole normal bed thing in the gray building. So there were some things he still needed to learn, and the idea of not falling while asleep was a welcome idea.

That the choice would be his was nice, but he still wanted to get their opinions on things as they figured stuff out. The child valued their opinions, especially given how little experience he had by comparison to most people. “And I like super squishy stuff. Me and six found these really big squishy toys once. They were kinda comfy to sit on, even if we couldn’t bring them with us.”

“Even though we got a lot of stuff to do?” Still, the boy made a noticeable attempt at slowing down. It was hard for him to not be kind of excited to go out after the meal was over, though. Despite the attempt, there was still a certain eagerness. Between how good it was and the rest of their plans, it was hard not to! “