[ And this is one smol child peering out from the corner of the dumpster - trash lid still in hand. ]

I believe you.

[ Shedding a quick and wary glance at the spinning wheel and it's creepy come to me vibes. ]

I saw that thing - and others like it - a couple of times. And I didn't like the feeling it was giving me-- [ the same one she's feeling now, but it helps to concentrate on something else ] --so here I am.

[ A beat, then: ] What's your name?

[ She's not going to be much help with figuring out how to fix what it's done to you, but at least she'll have something to call you besides "hey, person". ]