As soon as her baby girl was cleaned up and wrapped in a little pink blanket, she was given into Shannon's eager arms.
"Hi," she said softly.
She touched her daughter's cheek gently.
"Hey Shazza," Aranince said cheerfully, entering the medlab. "Yay, they finally let me in here."
"Hi," Shannon replied.
They hadn't spoke since the costume party where Shannon found out about Aranince being Medea's student.
"Soooo... this is my niece. Aww, what a cutie."
Involuntarily, Shannon pulled herself and her daughter away as afr as possible at Aranince's approach.
"Hey, what's up?" Aranince frowned. "Oh, hey you're not still upset about Medea are you?"
"I do not know who you are any more."
"Who I've always been."
Shannon shook her head sadly, and Aranince sighed.
"Does she have a name?"
"Briar. Briar Ture Davis."
Aranince nodded.
"Pretty. Well, I'll leave you be now, seeing as you're not interested in my company."
"It is not that... it is just..." Shannon trailed off.
"I know."
And she left.