FTEC, Monday morning, 4/16

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Elliot knew town had been invaded by children, so she built a barrier on her desk. Toy cars and lollypops for distraction, coloring books for more distraction, cartoon-character bandaids, and antibacterial handwipes to remove germs and -- ew-- stickiness.

LOTS of antibacterial handwipes.

The clinic was open.

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Perfectly was rubbing her eyes when she wandered out from the bed that Stark had deposited her in.

"Are you a demon?" she asked, simply.

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Elliot eeped inwardly at the appearance of the small child. "Demon?" she asked. "Nu. Uh-uh. No demons here. Unless you're one."

"I'm a doctor," she added.

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Perfectly tilted her head slightly. "I'm not a demon," she said, with a little bit of a pout. "I'm Perfectly Normal."

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"No one is perfectly normal," Elliott said. "Everyone has rage issues or a thing for a dead dog or ... a fantasy about a cider house that ... excuse me. Are you looking for your mommy?"

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Perfectly sighed. "That's my name," she said. "Perfectly Normal Cally."

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"They must have given mommy the good drugs," Elliot said. "Sorry, Perfectly Normal. Is your Cally the same as the Cally who's a student here?"

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"My mommy's name is Veruca," she said. "And my other mommy is Cindy. But they're too busy for me."

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"Why do you think that, honey?" Elliot asked, trying to sound soothing. "You probably just surprised them by showing up here."

Granted, her own mother had chosen a manicure over her daughter's eighth-grade graduation, but she was aware Lily Reid was not the norm.

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"Because they were having mommy time," Perfectly said. "And I'm supposed to go away if they're doing that."

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"Oh," Elliot said. She knew alllll about special mommy time. "Then do you want to hang out here for a little bit? I have some coloring books and a couple toy cars."

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"I should go find my sister," Perfectly said. "Thanks for the offer." Perfectly rubbed her eyes and headed for the door.

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Sister?

"No problem," Elliot said, relieved. "Have a lollypop." She would even let Perfectly take a cherry one, since she was leaving.

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Perfectly shook her head. "Not supposed to have candy before lunch," she said, heading out.