She gave him a look, knowing him well enough to tell when he was doing a bad job at lying.
"Just relax, okay? And if you start making fun, I'm going to knock you unconscious."
She started humming a lullaby she'd learned from an old music box she'd found and played for Patti to help her sleep until it wore out and wouldn't play anymore. She'd never come up with words for it, simply humming the tune and stroking her sister's hair, but she refrained from doing the latter here. She didn't want to send Kid into a tizzy over asymmetrical hair when she was trying to help him.
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"Just relax, okay? And if you start making fun, I'm going to knock you unconscious."
She started humming a lullaby she'd learned from an old music box she'd found and played for Patti to help her sleep until it wore out and wouldn't play anymore. She'd never come up with words for it, simply humming the tune and stroking her sister's hair, but she refrained from doing the latter here. She didn't want to send Kid into a tizzy over asymmetrical hair when she was trying to help him.