Dear Laura,
Oh great Treehuggers, you were right, Laura! My Hand has recently returned, and with her she brought two mini-Hands! They were really cute at first, but now they're getting... Handsy. They've been pulling our tails and ears, spanking us and taking our toys. The bigger of the two even tossed old Layla into the pond, and she's drowned! We need to stop the havoc these young Hands are wreaking before someone else is killed, but nothing works. We've tried locking them in the jungle, sending them out the airlock, tossing them into the volcano and for a while we just asked them to go away. The Hand always saves them and then punishes us! We're just trying to save our own lives, but she doesn't seem to understand. What shall we ever do?
- Timmy (Terrified Norn)
Dear Timmy (Terrified Norn),
Oh dear... I spoke too soon, didn't I? Well, it's clear that your Hand now considers her offspring to be her top priority, and rightly so. All you need to do is find a way to convince her that removing them away from your influence is in their best interest. Remember, although they are Hands they are also very young and, just like any baby creature, they learn their language by listening to those around them. So, if you begin to swear in Bibble, or imitate the local Hardman Norns or the Grendels in the Jungle Terrarium, or even some of your Hand's choicer words that you may have overheard 'accidentally', they are certain to pick it up in no time at all. When your Hand hears the new phrases her little darlings have learned from her creatures, she'll be sure to keep them away from you in the future!
- Laura