... [Shaky breath.] Minato-kun... got hurt... but he'll... be okay. [Long pause, and then with false cheer:] If you tell me what Teddie-kun is like, I can find him...
Mm. [She makes a small, barely audible whimper. That doesn't make it sound like he's okay.]
Teddie... he's... nice and likes making friends. He's funny too. [Sorry, not good at this. That sounds like a lot of other people too. But it makes her smile a little thinking about him.] He makes... [Pause.] beary funny jokes. [And yes, trying a bear pun.]
He's okay. [It's not enough to scan for, but she's not about to say that, or give bad news if there is bad news to give.] He's fine. So is Seta-san... so is... Minato-kun...
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It's... it's okay...
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Where are you? Are you at home? You-
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Uh-uh. I'm at the elementary school...
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Please, stay there... Do... you know if Ken-kun is there, too? He's a boy a few years older than you. He lives next door, with me...
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'Kay. Umm... I... don't know Ken-kun. But I'll go check if he's here!
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Thank you...
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Teddie... he's... nice and likes making friends. He's funny too. [Sorry, not good at this. That sounds like a lot of other people too. But it makes her smile a little thinking about him.] He makes... [Pause.] beary funny jokes. [And yes, trying a bear pun.]
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