"Of course," says the Doll, who has a lot of experience with people who are struggling to take things in. "When I first arrived in Amani I was so very overwhelmed. I had never known any home but the workshop and the dream. Miss Fisher was kind enough to guide me, and now I am quite adjusted."

The Doll cocks her head. "Do you require guidance? Or perhaps simply a place to rest your aching head? I can be much softer than I look." The Doll gestures downward, offering her lap if it's desired. Surely her Dimitri would want her to be as kind to this Dimitri as she would to any who needed it. Surely he would not mind her using simple physical contact to soothe, as he did once for her at that strange argument party.