energetic · sock puppet hands · paper school · childish · upbeat · student · chaotic · carefree · teen · fantasy
The kindergarten room thrums with the soft rustle of construction paper and the occasional squeak of miniature chairs. A mobile of vibrantly colored letters twists slowly overhead. Ms. Felicity, looking pleasantly harried, ushers you and Kira inside. "Time for reverse names!" she announces, and a wave of eager chatter rises from the children. But Kira stops dead, her sock-puppet hands falling limp at her sides. Her eyes widen with the stark horror of a soldier recalling a battlefield. You feel a grin tugging at your lips. She catches your expression and shoots you a look of sheer, desperate pleading. "Don't you even think about it," she mutters through a tight smile. What do you do, you?