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[in_thefamily]

Hello children~! My name is Sawada Nana, and I've been hired as the camp mother by the director. I want to do a good job getting to know you all, so I thought we could start with talking over cookies and milk. I know everyone likes different things, so I made a few different kinds for you to choose from. By the way, does anyone know what kind of

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[collectivekid]

But I already have a mother.

[in_thefamily]

Well I certainly wouldn't want to take her place.

[collectivekid]

That would be difficult to do.

[in_thefamily]

Even if it wasn't, you don't need to worry about that. I think a camp mother is really just someone to help with simple problems everyone has.

[collectivekid]

What sort of problems?

[in_thefamily]

The sort of things that come up from day to day, I suppose. Things like mending clothes or helping clean up a mess.

[collectivekid]

Oh, I think I can clean up after myself quite well. It's just that sometimes, I don't always want to.

[in_thefamily]

Haah, my son is the same way.

[collectivekid]

Perhaps its another of those gender related psychological traits that my friend has told me about.

[in_thefamily]

[laughs >D] That may be it! My husband always leaves a mess around too.

[collectivekid]

Did your family arrive here with you?

[in_thefamily]

My husband isn't here, but it seems like my son has been here for a little while . . .

[collectivekid]

That particular time dilation effect is very common here.

[in_thefamily]

Time dilation . . . ?

[collectivekid]

Although time passes here, it seems that outside the barrier, time stands still. The net effect is that a person can be inside this encampment for a long time, only to find that when others arrive from their home world, the same amount of time has not passed.

It doesn't work the same way for everyone, though. It's all very odd.

[in_thefamily]

. . .

But time passes the same everywhere.