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[everswirlingtoilet]

You've reached the phone of Nick Sax. Congratulations--I'm sure it's the highlight of your day.

Assuming you had a point to reaching out, leave a message regarding said point. If I think it's worth my time, I'll get back to you. If not...

...beep.

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[tucky]

You made some effort when you decided to help that little girl, though, right?

[That is not a thing she plans to forget, ever.]

[everswirlingtoilet]

Yeah, and look where that got me.

[But Nick would really appreciate it if she did forget. Makes life easier for him when no one expects anything from him.]

Anyway, that doesn't disprove my point. I was never in that kid's life so she'd never have to decide whether to cut me out of it. If things had gone anywhere close to the plan, I would've swooped in and out and she'd barely even know I was there.

[tucky]

[Tiffany pauses to consider this.]

That might've been really confusing for her, though. Like-- bad shit happened to her, and then she was rescued from it, but she doesn't know how or why or by who. And then she would've been all alone again.

[everswirlingtoilet]

Not alone--she has her mom. Who I can guarantee you is far better at parenting than I am.

And unfortunately, confusion is probably going to be the least of the kid's problems. She's gonna need a shrink, not a broken-down drunk dad.

[tucky]

It's true that broken-down drunks ain't much good to anybody.

[Themselves included.]

But you're also somebody who tried like hell to help her.

[Eventually. After some coaxing.]

[everswirlingtoilet]

[They're especially no good for themselves.]

I did what I know how to do as an ex-cop. I know how to find bad guys. Even with a brain that's half mush thanks to various intoxicating substances, I can still do that.

Being some kind of emotional support animal--that's something I can't do. But she'll have Happy back for that. Once we find her, Happy will leave me and go back to her and she'll be fine. Probably. Maybe.

[Yeah, guess who he's trying to convince.]

[tucky]

"Some people ain't right to take care of kids. And maybe that really is you." Ultimately, she doesn't believe that it's her place to tell him that he should parent this child. That's entirely his decision to make. "But I hope she ends up with someone besides Happy. Magic unicorns are probably great, uh, emotional support animals, but they ain't any good substitute for people."