There was still a bit in the middle that she didn't quite understand, but what she did get was that he was asking if she wanted to help him at work. Is that what he'd been asking before with the big words? Well that was easy to answer! Nodding enthusiastically, she just said, “Yes.”
Thanatos said it wouldn't be fun, that it would be gloomy, but it didn't matter because she was going to be with her big brother and it would be wonderful. And when they were done, they'd make another mister peas and this time they could show Mother. They could do it together. That was the very best part of it all: they were going to do it together. Lots of her brothers and sisters tried to go off and do things without her, or they'd lock her out of their rooms, or they didn't want to play with her for very long. But Thanatos was better!
Philotes let go of her grip on him, which really wasn't one of her best hugs ever anyway. But she didn't want to let him go go, so she reached for his hand. Sometimes, when she took one of her brothers' or sisters' hands, they would squeeze and then hold it. But Than wasn't a squeezer. Just like he wasn't a hugger. He tried, she knew he tried, but he wasn't good at it. She was going to teach him, it would just take a while. So instead of waiting for him to squeeze her hand, Lottie tried to squeeze his. Only his hand was lots bigger than hers, so she really just squeezed his pinky finger, but it counted.
Holding onto that finger, Friendship looked up at her amazing older brother and gave him a bright smile. She was going to help him, and he was important, so that would make her a little important too. She was never going to forget today. Not ever.