"Saeko, Sakina, Sona, Little Pao Pao, Bubble... Everyone who isn't good at fighting stays outside. Uncle Kenser, and Yiersen, please help look after them. Also, Lilina, you stay too—don't pout. Even the smallest team needs someone who can heal, in case something happens, right?" Since the road ahead was unknown, I decided to proceed cautiously. I first picked out the people who needed to remain somewhere safe, then had the two powerful and defense-specialized Protoss members, along with the immensely useful support unit Lilina, stay behind as temporary bodyguards. (The real reason was that I was worried Lilina would pull some kind of stunt if I brought her along.) "Everyone else, get ready to go in."
The moment I finished assigning everyone, Little Pao Pao jumped out. She smacked herself onto me, wrapped her arms around my neck, and refused to let go. She rattled off a huge stream of words in an instant, her face filled with urgency—but unfortunately, I had no idea what she was saying, aside from the word "Daddy."
"She says she wants to come with us. She wants to find her Sister Kite." Bubble looked at me helplessly, then hopped around trying to pull her daughter off my neck. But everyone knew that this Child's Mother was only about three feet seven inches tall herself, while Little Pao Pao was no weaker than her. The result was that two identical lolis ended up hanging off me like candied hawthorn skewers. Little Pao Pao clung to her father's neck while Bubble tugged at her daughter's calves, and the two swayed back and forth in midair, locked in a stalemate.
"Be good. Listen to me and wait outside with everyone else." It took a great deal of effort to peel Little Pao Pao off me. Like an