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_{[She'll take what she can get, and right now that's any kind of help for the troubled boy in the other room. She doesn't know anyone at the hospital well enough to want to take him there.]}

In other words, leave it and hope it heals right. Easy enough.

_{[Little does she know it's a self-inflicted injury and there are plenty of hard surfaces in the house for someone to smash their face if they so desire--but that's a problem for later.]}

Right. I'll do that, then. _{[Keep an eye on it, that is, though she's mannerly in leaving room for the possibility of his offer, too.]} Thanks. Maybe tell Laura to stay away from the house for a little while. Not that she won't just do whatever the fuck she wants, anyway. _{[Except she can't imagine she'd have a reason to drop in; the farmhouse sounds better prepared.]} Just for a little while.

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[ it’s a bit of a strange request, but, ] Yeah, I can try to keep her away.

[ though henry’s plenty right. frank’s hardly got a say in where laura goes, which isn’t his preferred method of parenting here for an eleven-year old, but it’s hard to shift someone out of their set ways.

still, he falls silent for a moment before he adds, almost quietly, ] Hey, kid, you — you aren’t in any trouble, right?

[ it’s not accusatory or panicked, mostly just concerned. ]

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Good. Thanks.

<sub>[It's not so strange a request when in her own way and by the extent of her means, she's tried to look out for Logan's kid, too. Shield her from some of this weirdness. It's why she'd (warily) gone along with Laura moving into a safer environment at all.

And right now, when her house is contending with an extra dose of weird, it's probably better for Laura to steer clear. And likewise maybe for Peter to have some breathing room between new faces. She can't do much to make Deerington better--but taking on a task she can do herself without involving other people in feels like a small way of doing that.]</sub>

Everybody's in trouble every day that we're here, that's not exactly news. _{[It's not an answer and she intends to keep it that way, even as she tells him what he needs to hear to stop with the misplaced guilt or sense of obligation, or whatever this is.]} Thanks for the tips, but I'm fine, really. It's not even about me. As long as Laura's okay, that's good. That's all. That's all I need.