[ It's probably the strategy they should all be taking. None of them know how to talk very well, though they try their damnest, and keeping silent and hidden may as well be an admission of guilt. Kido's not having that, so she's going to stick by her principle of doing what she can. ]

I like kids. Growing up, the people I looked up to most were my older sisters... and I always thought it'd be nice if I could be like that. Children don't forget the kindness they're shown as easily.

[ She leaves the bedside so they can talk a little further away so the kids can sleep and they can find somebody else who needs help. The book gets taken too, some children's story about becoming friends with monsters after realizing it's what's on the inside that counts. What Kido's trying to do with that is obvious, but whatever. ]