She lets Astrid have nothing but strawberries, because it's spring break and as far as junk food goes it's really rather tame. She'll let it go, buy lots of strawberries, try to figure out what the lack of red and the dietary habits mean. And then - pink hair.




What.


What.


Okay. Okay. Calm thoughts. Calm thoughts. Hospital is out, this is not something that a hospital could handle. Astrid does not seem to be human. She looks human, she walks like a human, she talks like a human, but - the strange dietary requirements, the lack of blood, and the hair colors based on - based on food. It's not like the three year old has access to hair dye, if she were a teenager Lynn would write it off as a prank, but - three year old.

"Do you think," she asks, "that if I got you other types of food that were different colors, your hair would change to that, too?"