[ Oh, thank the Force, someone who seems to be good with kids. Or—better than he is, at least. The relief on his face is very transparent.
It takes him a second catch on that she's mouthing something to him—he even turns his head to look behind him, as if she would be addressing someone else?—before realizing what that something is. With a soft ah, he follows her instructions with a sort of painstaking gentleness that probably betrays his inexperience—babies need to be handled carefully, but surely not this carefully. It's not made of glass.
But thankfully, the baby's sobs start to wane a little as it gazes out at its surroundings, temporarily distracted. ]
It'll be, uh, fun to paint tigers, right? Why don't you go help?
[ The oldest children seem enthusiastic about the idea, anyway, and are eager to paint. They're probably not old enough to paint well, but that's a problem for whoever's responsible for the sets. ]
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It takes him a second catch on that she's mouthing something to him—he even turns his head to look behind him, as if she would be addressing someone else?—before realizing what that something is. With a soft ah, he follows her instructions with a sort of painstaking gentleness that probably betrays his inexperience—babies need to be handled carefully, but surely not this carefully. It's not made of glass.
But thankfully, the baby's sobs start to wane a little as it gazes out at its surroundings, temporarily distracted. ]
It'll be, uh, fun to paint tigers, right? Why don't you go help?
[ The oldest children seem enthusiastic about the idea, anyway, and are eager to paint. They're probably not old enough to paint well, but that's a problem for whoever's responsible for the sets. ]