🔸 The caretaker and associates have been pushed to their limits. We finish what we started with that exile.

🔹 Part (Location, Fear, Rather be doing, Age, Needs):

• The exile age 6 & 9 & 13 & 17...
• Torn between the longing to be taken care of, and the fear that if it falls into that softness, it will lose everything and be judged.
• Shame, pain, loneliness, desperation, fury, and being misunderstood

🎓 What I'd like to do differently:
I started with "any parts?" to gauge Mio's connection with the exile from before, but I was prepared to bring it up if she didn't. I almost stopped a few times regarding the intro/context; even thought of mentioning it after. But I trust that the point I wanted to demonstrate will become evident. I didn't put (much) language to it, but found it interesting that the exile was concerned about being shown to the world, considering the influence of the story-teller. I chose to skip "how will you stay in touch..." because this particular exile has been ever-present. And because I'm feeling ambivalent about the usefulness of that prompting. With all callers, I think maybe 4 out of 5 times it invokes manager parts, kicking us out of the sacred space, and may imply a different relationship from the type I would like to build with them. They're not published yet, but Olivia's and Justine's journeys explore this topic more (in very different ways).
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