[ girl help me too. trucy seems surprised by the answer, eyelids fluttering as she takes a step back. any normal person might think it's awkward or say some condolence, but this girl says something completely unexpected—and deeply true.

trucy holds her hand over her mouth and furrows her brow as she considers it. ]

Well... Yeah! I guess it does.

[ she smiles! which is weird, considering the gravity of what she just told this person. ]

He's my Daddy as much as my other Daddy was. He may not get things right all the time, and sometimes he can be irresponsible or messy, but he's still the greatest.