After a while, our laughter subsided, and I led her to another section of the store, handing her a pair of underwear and a bra. Cora examined them curiously, looking back at me, her eyes asking the question, What are these for? A soft, amused chuckle escaped my lips; her expression reminded me of when I was a little girl, and my mom had to explain this stuff to me. The one in your left hand is called a bra. See how it's basically two half-spheres that are hollow on the inside? These cup your breasts, holding them up and covering them. The other piece of underwear you have in your hand is called panties. They cover your pelvis, providing a sense of comfort. They come in a variety of styles and have different purposes. Some are a little bit thicker for when women have heavier periods, some are more breathable or flexible than others, some are designed for comfort or style, some are made for everyday wear, and there are also those that are meant to be worn overnight to catch any accidents.

  Cora’s gaze lingered on the garments, then back to me, tilting her head slightly. Accidents? What do you mean by accidents? How could anyone have an accident while they’re sleeping? You’re in control of your body, aren’t you? Yes, Cora, we do have control of our bodies, but sometimes at night, our bodies don’t listen to us. Sometimes people release a bit of fluid while they’re sleeping. It’s not something they can control, and this is called incontinence. Unfortunately, women are more susceptible to this than men—or at least there are more recorded cases in women than in men. That’s why there are certain panties that are a little bit thicker and designed for nighttime—they absorb any leaks that may occur during the night. Cora stared at me, still confused. Kaia, aren’t human forms perfect? There was a long moment of silence between us as her question hung in the air, and I felt an overwhelming desire to explain, but I found myself drawing a blank. At first, her perspective of the human form being perfect made sense if you consider how easily it adapts to so many different challenges in a way that’s truly inspiring and how it can function so beautifully. But at the same time, human bodies do come with some defects or slight quirks, and without them, we wouldn’t be unique. In a way, we would all be a blank piece of paper—and that would be rather boring.

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  You know Cora that's such a simple innocent question but it carries so much with it but I'll do my best to explain human forms aren't perfect first of all despite being incredible and how they function and work perfectly even pushing through so many challenges and just doing incredible things but they do have some flaws for example some People are born with defects for example their bladder not shutting off at night causing leaks This can be disruptive for these individuals but without that little Quark Faulty part They wouldn't be unique and we would all be the same And now let me ask you a question What's the point of life if you just do the exact same things everyday? Chorus Expressions lifted slightly her head tilting as she processed my words so the flaws make people special Her voice carrying less of a question in more of a statement and it underlining understanding forming not in her eyes but somewhere else somewhere that is often not defined by intelligence or information or the Gathering of thoughts but something that can only be felt She smiled and looked back at me So each faulty piece of someone or Quark or part of them that isn't exactly perfect makes them unique and beautiful in their own way Correct?.., Yes Cora exactly A beautiful smile spread across my face As Cora came up to me and hugged me For the first time my eyes washing I paused surprised by the sudden embrace cora looked up at me and said Thank you for explaining what it means to be unique And that it's not a bad thing but it just makes us unique so being different isn't something to be frowned on.