"Well, I can see where he'd make a good guard penguin. He's large, strong, and very handsome. If I was a night terror, I'd have left you alone. Then again, I'd probably be the worst night terror ever, unless someone was scared of candy and hugs." She leaned her head on the plush, careful not to rub too much, lest some of her makeup smudge off. "I am not surprised about any of that. Daddy is a teddy, Aunt Torii is too cute not to, and your father is too."
She looked down at him and shrugged. "She is and she isn't, same way that I am and I'm not." Curling her toes a little, she stretched. "I partly agree with you and don't. Your sister? She's my mom. I was born in Hawaii and raised for a while by someone else, but Brenda is still my mom. You're my uncle in a way, but in a lot of very important ways because I have a crush on you, you're not. Our family's complicated, you know."