arrival

my niece is here. she arrived today, but managed to squirm and wriggle her way into a twisted connection that delayed her arrival.
They have taken her to a different location for observation and monitoring. Everyone closest to her is wiped out and, exhausted, and i am going for reinforcement. In the world for less than 24 hours, and she has managed to tax her parents to no end.
i always knew, in the back of my mind, that entering the world could be a perilous endeavour, but until i was awaiting the entrance of a specific person, i never knew how perilous, how much of a cliff hanger it could all be.
but i'm on my way to meet the newest person in my family, and damned if i'm not excited.