And Wonderland's really great at throwing those things back in our faces. As if we don't already dwell on them.

[ At least Liv does. What if she hadn't gone to the boat party? It wasn't a mistake to go, but she'd made so many of them since then, and if she'd just stayed home, maybe she could have avoided it all.

Then again, as this event is proving, maybe it was inevitable anyway. She just would have been scratched or bitten some other time or place. ]

Extra cruel points for letting us change it only to...not change anything.

[ The company is definitely welcome, but likewise with Liv. Were this Peyton, she'd be curled right next to her for the comfort of body heat, but now she's curled up in the corner of her couch. ]