Sometimes she forgets not every kid 12 and under is as weirdly cool under stress as Artemis was at that age. She really hopes she doesn't look as much like a deer in the headlights as she feels when the crying starts.
Catalogue the situation. Damaged booth, but not so badly she can't get them out of here. Shapeshifting girl outside, still clearly terrifying the kids from afar. They won't want to go past her, that's clear enough.
"Not for long. I'm here. That monster's not a bad monster, she's a— helpful, monster. She's keeping the others away. Okay?" She looks around. "But we don't have to go near her, either. We can escape out the back. How about that?"
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Sometimes she forgets not every kid 12 and under is as weirdly cool under stress as Artemis was at that age. She really hopes she doesn't look as much like a deer in the headlights as she feels when the crying starts.
Catalogue the situation. Damaged booth, but not so badly she can't get them out of here. Shapeshifting girl outside, still clearly terrifying the kids from afar. They won't want to go past her, that's clear enough.
"Not for long. I'm here. That monster's not a bad monster, she's a— helpful, monster. She's keeping the others away. Okay?" She looks around. "But we don't have to go near her, either. We can escape out the back. How about that?"