[ He is so much younger than she is, and it makes Vex's bones ache to see how he wraps himself up in the blanket. There's quite a few young ones, actually, more than Vex thinks appropriate given the task at hand -- given the task that just blew up in their faces -- and she sighs a bit as she leans back against her bear; he grunts but doesn't otherwise stir. ]

Absolutely. Even my hair hurts, that's how tired I feel. [and she has so much of it] I'm happy to talk about Trinket, if you like, though. He's a very good bear. He did his best these last few days.

[her smile falls, blank, distant] We all did. We all tried. [it just. wasn't enough, in the end]