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'Oh? Would you care for another cup of tea, Mr Teddy? Of course, of course. As much milk as you like. Did you make the oatcakes today, Ms Bunny? My goodness! Very very sorry to hear about Ms Doe... I hope she gets better soon. It must be the weather's doing,' Baby Blue pulled the torn plaid curtain aside and looked outside the window facing a grimy brick wall. 'The sun is shining like a chocolate coin. Oh dear, deary me. This means my little button is sad today. I know what to do!'
The door slammed open and Mesmer Jr stomped in, chucked her bag at the wall with a thump, and kicked the door shut. 'I can't fucking take it! God! Enough already! I can't take it any more!' She fell down on her knees onto the dusty carpet, with her hands tugging at her short, messy hair. Her hairband slipped off to the ground.
Baby Blue silently floated towards her and knelt down. 'Mmm... I made you honey ginger milk. With honey, ginger and milk.' She gently wrapped her arms around the girl gritting her teeth and twitching, and kissed the teary mascara smudges on her cheeks. 'It is Wednesday. Will you grace our table with your presence, my little button?' She gestured at a little table surrounded with plushies.
'No... No! I'm tired of entertaining the delusions of arcanists! All my goddamn life I put up with this insane bullshit!' Mesmer roughly grabbed Baby Blue's collar, hyperventilating. 'I'm losing my mind!' She shook Baby Blue. 'Far from treating their insanity, they're getting to me! They're rubbing off their irrationality on me! The last grasp I have on reason is slipping from my fingers!'
Baby Blue pulled Mesmer's hand off her collar and kissed her fingers. A nail was broken clutching the fabric. 'Your honey ginger milk is getting cold. If you don't drink it now, it will rain tomorrow.' She took the unresisting Mesmer to the kitchen by the hand.
'I'm sorry, honey. I didn't mean to take it out on you. You know I love you. I just... sigh I just don't know what to do...' Mesmer sipped on her milk as Baby Blue filed her broken nail. 'Sometimes I feel like you're the only thing in this crazy world keeping me grounded to reality.' She glanced at the table. 'I'll stitch the tears on your plushies tonight as I promised, okay?' Baby Blue smiled and nodded.