#ask kael! one of her first threads was SUPPOSED to be her going to will's kid's school and

[surejess]

@bitchtakes ( ziya )

Back in the day, clowns (the ones that perpetuated unrealistic beauty standards) were sent to hospitals to make kids feel better about the fact that they were probably going to die. A little macabre, especially when you considered that whole 'Ronald McDonald house' thing, but what a source of entertainment Jess's ilk was! If anyone could make someone feel better about dying a slow and painful death, it was a clown! (Jess actually had a full stand-up comedy routine ready about that -- all she needed now was to be able to switch sectors! if only she weren't still serving time!) That said, Jess had to bring ancient tradition back. Not that she was exactly invited... or encouraged... to make an appearance... but she was a generous person! And she had to workshop her routine somewhere -- what better place than the children's ward? What better place than the ward where the subjects of her routine were? "Ya know what the worst part about dyin' a slow and painful death as a kid is?" The children were surprisingly receptive, asking her what! "They think givin' ya a Sleeping Beauty balloon is gonna make ya feel better! I guess the first thing ya want after the seventh round of chemo is the reminder that -- ya know, it could be worse! ya could be dying from tetanus!"