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Back in a little while. Ash then sent.

Send me a message if you want or need me for anything. he added.

With that, he left the med wing, making his way up to Dani's office, where he knocked on the door and announced himself.

When he was beckoned in, he opened the door, stepped through it, and closed it behind him.

"Hey." he greeted Dani.

"Can I ask a favour?" he asked her.

"Yeah, that's true." Ash admitted.

"I should probably go and tell-" he went on, before pausing suddenly, and looking at Emma.

"How did...?" he started to ask her, but then sighed.

"You always know." he said.

With that, he took his leave and made his way back to Desiree.

I'll be right back. he sent her.

Need to speak with my boss about something.

Ash bit his lip a little, and then nodded.

"Yeah." he said.

"Thanks for trusting my judgement." he told her.

"I need to go talk to Dani about something." he then said further.

"Tell Desiree she can keep my tablet for now, just so she has a way to communicate beyond sign language." he informed the medic further.

"That cool?" he asked.

Ash listened to all she had to say, and it was clear that he was concentrating on it... hard. And he also seemed to be memorizing what she was telling him, as well.

"Hmmm, I see, I see." he said.

"Good to know." he told her.

"And... well... yeah, I do." he then said, answering her question about him having someone in mind for bringing up adopting Desiree with. "Kinda." he went on.

"You could say that." he said further.

"They're gonna need to make some serious changes in their life, but I think they really want to adopt her."

Ash just smiled when she spoke.

"Desiree's going to be a ward of the guild, right?" he asked. Emma nodded in response. "But that's just until someone adopted her, and it's not permanent, yeah?" he asked further.

Again, Emma nodded.

"Just out of curiosity, what sort of living arrangements need to be met for someone to adopt?" he then asked her.

"Like... I mean, clearly, someone that lives in squalor or is homeless can't, but... like... what's the minimum needed in terms of, say, an apartment?" he asked her.

"Space-wise, that is." he then clarified. "I assume someone that lives in, say, a bachelor apartment would need to upgrade if they were wanting to adopt?" he asked her.

"..........." Ash was silent, and just sighed.

All right. he sent her, before looking at Desiree.

I'll be right back. he sent to the child. Just need to go and see Emma for a moment. he added.

When he received a reply, essentially saying 'okay', he got up and made his way to where Emma was.

"Hey." he said when he approached.

"I have a question for you." he told her.

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"......." Ash didn't know what to make of this.

It seemed that this girl had really be damaged by her life with that woman. And it was clear that whoever took her in would have a hard time understanding her.

Worst case scenario, she'd be bounced from home to home, never having a proper permanent place to call 'home', which would result in her psyche being even MORE damaged.

I see. he sent her.

He then pondered something for another moment, before looking in the direction of Emma's office.

"Hey, Emma?" he called out softly. If she heard him, great, if not, he'd wait. He didn't want to yell in the medical wing, and didn't want to leave Desiree alone at the moment.

Ash was silent as he read that.

I know what you mean. he sent.

I was told the very same thing when I was young. he informed her further.

But it ended up... not being true. he went on, before pausing for a moment.

...would you ever give someone a chance to 'handle' you? he then asked her.

You don't have to. Ash sent her.

We're making it so that you never have to deal with those people again. he then typed further.

You were really hurt when I found you, and Emma found a lot of bad injuries on you. he continued to send, biting his lip a little, and sighing lightly.

It really didn't seem safe there for you. he finished.

Ash was silent as he read her response.

That... answered his question, but at the same time, didn't answer it at all. It could be taken a number of ways... some of them were really not good.

Did she actually think she was fine back when she was being attacked, so she would naturally be fine now? Was 'fine' another way of saying she wasn't doing all right? Was she lying on one of the halves? On both? Was it honestly the truth? He had no idea what to really make of that.

So he decided to let it slide for now, and opted not to push it... yet.

By the way, you'll be staying here for now. he sent her.

The people here are pretty awesome, and the food's good as well. Plus, a really comfy bed can be set up for you, where nobody will disturb you. he then added.

He was thinking his office for her bed, as she couldn't stay in the med wing forever. And odds are she'd want her privacy, so he could close his office down for the time being to give her that.

Very much so. Ash responded.

So how are you feeling? he then asked here.

You were in bad shape when I got to you, but Emma here is a real miracle worker. he sent further.

You feeling any better?

Ash raised an eyebrow when he saw that happen.

'......that was fast...' he thought.

He then grabbed the device and did some finagling on it, before handing it towards her, gesturing to it. It seemed to have been opened to a chat-like program.

He set it down in front of her, before using his phone, typing something out. When he sent the message, it appeared on the screen of the tablet.

'No need to panic, that was just a speedy delivery service. But you can use this to 'talk' to me if you want to.' the message read.

"See ya." Ash responded to Emma as she left.

He then looked at Desiree, wondering how they could communicate. He didn't really know ASL too well, as he'd literally just started reading up on it, and it seemed Desiree didn't know it all too well, either.

He thought for another moment, before snapping his fingers, and taking his phone out.

Hey Vyn, can you do me a favour and use your portals to get me my tablet? he sent to Vyn, before looking at Desiree again.

'How are you feeling?' he signed to the child.