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"I'm sorry, I am afraid I cannot risk doing something with a child outside the bounds of a formal punishment. However, something I can do is promise that when it does come time to give Diya her punishment I will bring her back here and do it under your conditions."

"I see." Her mother responds. "Well, I understand. We will not ask you to do anything that makes you too uncomfortable in terms of your job. I suppose that will have to be enough."

"Sooo... you're not going to do it with me now?" Diya asks. She looks down and seems genuinely disappointed. So, she was really looking forward to it that much?

"It's Ok Diya." Her "mom," Janne, the biological mother, strokes the girl's shoulder reassuringly. "Mr. Gardner has to follow the rules as well. Besides." She gets a slightly conspiratorial look in her eye. "I'm sure you can find a way to make it so Mr. Gardner has to punish you sooner if you really want to.

Great, it sounds like you might be seeing Diya in your office for her own offense sometime soon here.

• Oh well, not a lot more you can do about it on your end.