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14. Miser-cheese Loves Company (topped with 3 kinds of cheese)

[Tina decides to do this post in text; otherwise it'd be hard to hide how torn she still is about this idea.]

Mom and I are going to be moving to Heropa soon.

not right away, we need time to pack and find a house and everything, but maurtia falls isn't safe for me any more

I still like it there but i can't defend myself well, and I can't have people around me to protect me 24 hours a day, so it feels like the longer i'm there the more likely it is that something bad's going to happen

so be prepared!! the Tina tornado is going to take heropa by storm!!! and the linda... lightning bolt??

let me know what's good there as far as shopping and entertainment and stuff too

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No, thankfully

but there's been a lot of bad stuff that's happened since the beginning of the year

and now with those news reports of kids around my age disappearing, I knew I should leave since I have the choice to

It is relieving you have not been hurt. And although I will miss you as part of our community, I certainly understand the move.

But is this something you want to do or is it something you feel is necessary?

I'll miss being here, too. this has been my home since I was brought here. and visiting just isn't the same.

i feel like it's necessary. I can't have someone protecting me 24 hours a day. I have to consider my mom, too. neither of us are equipped to defend ourselves very well and if something were to happen to me, it would crush her

and vice versa

i barely handled her being ported out for a month

I don't know. I've spoken with your mother. She told me tales of taking on turkeys and sharks.

[ Though, joking aside. ]

Obviously, you should do what you feel you need to do for your safety and your mother's safety. But if your heart is still in this city, I could easily arrange for you to have a bodyguard at no cost to you both. You've done so much for Haen's Endeavor Center, and your mother will be helping there as well. It stands to reason that I should do something for you in return.

Oh, the turkey thing is a fun story. my family and a few of our friends were cornered by a bunch of crazy turkeys and Mom established herself as the alpha to gain their respect and get us out safely. it was awesome

I appreciate the thought, but i'd feel weird asking someone to do that for me

i can still travel through the Porter and keep volunteering whenever i have some free time

Your mother seems quite formidable and clever. She must be an inspiration for you.

she really is! My mom's the best. I'm glad she's out making friends here, too, becaue i know she misses dad and my siblings a lot.

Yes, that was a topic of conversation, actually. How she wished to see your siblings arrive in this world as soon as possible. I was surprised to hear it, actually. Many people do not wish this world upon their friends and family.

yeah, it's a hard situation to be in. I feel the same way even though part of me is glad they're back home where they belong. my family is really close and we spend more time in each others' company than anyone else. my siblings are my best friends. having to learn to cope without them here was

difficult

I can imagine. I've never had siblings of my own, but I was once fostered by a family. At your age, I believe I would have been lost without them around as well.

But it is touching to hear how close you and your family are. That feels like such a rare thing when it comes to families. At least ones I've known.

one of the hardest lessons I had to learn coming here is that not everyone's lucky to come from a loving family like I do. i mean, some of my classmates had it rough- coming from divorced parents and the like- but my mom and dad love each other and love me and my siblings. i'm really fortunate in that way.

I pretty much had to learn how to be social without Gene and Louise. i'm the oldest as well and I miss being a big sister. they've always been in my life.

One of the things I find most inspiring about you, Tina, is your kindness. The love you received from your family is reflected in how you act toward the world. So while some might not be so lucky in their own home situations, they are lucky to know you.

And I am certain you are an excellent big sister as well, if your work for the children at the Endeavor Center is anything to go by. So your family is also lucky.

thank you :) that means a lot to me to hear. My family was always really welcoming to everyone and i try to live up to that example here. our door was always open to anybody, and gene and louise and i tried to be good to our classmates and give them support.

I try my best. i take the responsibility seriously, because my parents trust me enough to keep an eye on my siblings. being given that trust was a big thing for me. plus gene and louise love getting into trouble, so someone has to be sensible.

It certainly cannot be easy.

So out of curiosity, what was one of the craziest situations your siblings have gotten into while you have been watching over them? And how did you respond?

But I enjoy doing it

well, one time we found this thing on the beach called Ambergris. it's very valuable but illegal to buy and sell.

[insert a web link here]

louise went a little crazy trying to find someone to sell it to anyway and was about to hand it off to a criminal. she's 9 and it didn't occur to her that the guy might rob her. i swapped it out with a fake and ended up destroying the real ambergris because otherwise she could have gotten seriously hurt. plus if she had ended up with $30,000 she didn't think about how to explain to Mom and Dad where it came from

or the police for that matter

That certainly was some fast thinking on your part!

[ And definitely a whole lot crazier than Baelish had anticipated when he asked the question! He expected normal kid antics....like sneaking into locked buildings or accidentally breaking windows. Not....coming toe to toe with criminals. ]

Your sister truly was lucky to have you there. Did your parents ever find out about the situation?

I can come up with some good plans when pushed :) I didn't want to sell it in the first place but Louise can be obsessed with making money. and Gene's usually happy to follow along with her plans. they're both still a little too young to think about consequences.

they didn't, thankfully. louise was pretty adamant that we needed to keep it secret because then they would stop her. she barely spoke to me for a week afterward. i didn't care as long as it was gone and we were okay

You did your best to mitigate the situation -- both protecting your sister's secrecy and her safety. Not many will resist the chance to tattle. I am sure that alone makes you quite popular within your school.

well, I won't say I NEVER tattle

but i'm a big softy when it comes to my siblings, too. sometimes i have to keep their secrets because it helps keep the peace, and that's a good thing when we spend most of our waking hours together

or because they could implicate me, that happens too ;)

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