Whew... That concludes the report 244 days in... I must say, the days sure do past quickly, huh?
"If only I could hire a painter to come paint me and Shellyne... that'd be quite the keepsake for me... It's a shame there aren't any painters skilled enough in this village though..." I say to myself as I let out a sigh.
Oh well, guess it can't be helped.
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"I'm bored! Guess I'll go check on Lil' Llynie!"
Having made my mind, I make my way down to Shellyne's room. There, she was standing in front of the mirror, staring at her own reflection before eventually realising I was in the room.
I'm pretty sure I had quite the stupid grin on my face when she eventually turned to look at me, but I didn't mind. If my stupid face could get a reaction out of her, I'd be relieved if anything. That, however, was hoping for way too much. She just stood there, staring at me in silence, staring at me judgementally...
Ah this is awkward... Are all interactions with children supposed to be this awkward...? Although... I'd never thought I'd ever be judged by a child this young... Let me just try to strike up a conversation for now...
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Wait wait wait!! A conversation?! C'mon Emily! You need to get it together! She's only 8 months old! She can barely utter gibberish, much less form sentences, or comprehend what I'm saying! You're supposed to be the disciple of one of the smartest beings to ever-
"Where did your papa and mama go, Shellyne?"
I hadn't even realised it... I was too busy arguing with my inner conscience to realise I've already crouched down to her level to try and converse... Such idiocy... I'll have to include this failure into the report later on.
"..."
As expected, Shellyne answered my question with cold, but fair silence. Is it bad that even though this was highly expected I feel quite... disappointed? I mean, sure you can't understand me, but at least waddle a bit, hell, do anything at this point!!
Having nothing else to do, I just crouched there, smiling awkwardly at Shellyne, who up until this point, still wears the same old bland look. I also did try to play around with her a bit, waving my hands, fishing for any natural child-like reactions.
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"Maybe I can try to pull off some funny faces for her... Maybe then she'd laugh..." I thought out loud.
"Alright then... They don't call me the King of Peekaboos for no reason!" I say, hyping myself out and relaxing my face to warm it up for what's come.
Shellyne turns her body, fully facing me now as if indicating I've got her full attention, which made me feel quite honoured. I use both of my hands to cover my face, and...
"Blehhh!" I let out the funniest sound I could think of at the time.
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Shellyne stared at me blankly, and extends her hand, pointing behind me.
"Hm? You're trying to show big sister something-" I say while turning around.
"Ah!" I shrieked while scrambling to get away from Shellyne and fix my face.
"Fairlyn Wyrn!! Uh Ah... This isn't what it looks like!"
"What were you doing with my child? Don't you realise that you're being quite the bad example here?! Honestly, I can't begin to comprehend how you'd be able to pull a face like that! Can't you see she's not interested?!"
"B-but Ma'am, I'm doing this to see if I could fish-"
"A reaction out of her?"
" Y-yeah...?"
"Don't you think you've attempted that one too many times?! Does it matter so much if she's emotionless or whatever?! Doesn't that just makes things easier for me as a whole?!"
"F-for now, L-let's just calm down, y-yea?"
"How can I be calm when you're over here setting a bad example to my child? Shouldn't The Great All-Mother be here? Why did she send you instead?!"
"W-well... it's because I'm here disciple...?"
"If my child is such an exceptional one then how come she didn't personally attend?"
Ahh... I'm getting tired of this girl screaming at me...
"Cause she's busy." I say, my tone no longer trying to be respectful.
"Busy doing what?!"
"Doing Great All-Mother things. How would I know?"
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"You'd better watch your tone, young lady." She says, scoffing.
"I did, up until you screamed at my face for just trying to make sure your child is happy."
"What?"
"You heard me."
She clenches her fists.
"Are you insinuating that I'm a bad mother?"
I stay silent to that accusation.
"Fine... If you want Weilai to come down personally so much, then I'll send her letters INSISTING that she comes down. We'll see if there'll be any punishments that await later once we get to that part."
Hearing that, her eyes go wide, and she opens her mouth to speak, only for nothing to come out.
"If you'll excuse me-"
"Wait."
"What? Do you want me to tell her to bring souvenirs too?"
"I changed my mind. You alone will suffice." she says before leaving the room.
After she's left the room, I let out an exasperated sigh.
"How could such a nice and understanding person change so drastically after having given birth? I still don't understand that up until now... Although..."
I suppose being under the pressure knowing that your child is out of the ordinary... I suppose it can even kill your rationality, huh?
I walk over to Shellyne, who was facing the mirror again. I assumed she never took interest in the argument between me and her mother. I crouched down a bit, and pat her head from behind.
"Grow quick, okay?"
Even after my little act, she still faces the mirror, unbothered as always. Whew, I strive to be this girl. Being this nonchalant in daily life must have quite a lot of pluses. A stress-free yet boring life. Wonder if I'd rather live one of those than the current life I have now.
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Might as well go outside and stretch a bit.