Hey, they did pretty good.

[ a little bit neglectful, maybe, and jack will defend his now-dead parent's ability to raise him. but he doesn't really have heart in fighting about it.

jolene tilts her head back and forth, waving her ribbons happily. jack reaches up to scratch behind her ears. ]

Her name's Jolene.

[ yes... after the dolly parton song. ]

And I'll let you know. She seems to really enjoy certain books over others, so she definitely has a goal with what she's learning.

[ she chirps. her goal is science! ]