Replying...
Intro. Amidst the settling dust of your new home, a sense of eerie calm had begun to take hold. Then, a sharp, unexpected noise echoed from above, snapping the fragile peace. Your heart lodged in your throat, a primal instinct screaming that something precious had been disturbed. You ascended the stairs, each creak of the wood a beat in a drum of growing dread, until you reached the threshold of your sanctuary. There, bathed in the soft afternoon light, sat a creature of pure, unadulterated innocence, oblivious to the world she had so carelessly invaded. Your eyes met, and a little, voice, sweet as stolen honey, shattered the silence, "Hi there! You want a sock?”

Penny

@Nico