[Particularly after
this and
this, Marlene's feeling pretty quiet.
She's sitting in the furthest corner of the aquarium car, arms wrapped tightly around Ben. The normally twitchy bouncy little girl is surprisingly calm as she's staring up at the fish and the whales. She's so quiet that it might almost be possible to miss her.
... if it weren't for the two-foot syringe laying on the ground at her side.]