NEVA POV
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Here is what happened when the crew met my daughter, in order of who lost control first.
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**Ziko** lasted approximately four seconds before making the sound again.
I had heard this sound twice now. It was not improving with repetition. It was the sound of a man whose entire constructed personality — the chaos, the grin, the boundless energy of someone who treats existence as a personal dare — had been completely dismantled by a seven-pound human being who was currently doing nothing except existing with her eyes closed.
He stood at the foot of the bed and stared at her.
"She's—" he started.
"You said that already," Ryke said.
"I wasn't finished."
"You didn't finish last time either."
"She's too small," Ziko said. "How is she that small. Neva, why is she that smal
