"Nah," Sparkle agreed. "You already did that once, and see how that turned out?"

He lifted his bottle in a small salute, and then took a swig.

"Nobody's telling you to adopt the kid. Just point her in a direction that isn't disaster. She asks questions you can't answer, tap someone else in. You've got people who'll give it their best, you know. And she's got..."

Well.

She had nobody.