Cooper grimaced as a loud bang echoed through the house. His eyes closed shut as he heard a series of dull thuds, 2 knees hit the floor, followed by 2 hands, and before his eyes were even fully opened again, he was moving through the house towards the place from which he knew he was about to hear an almighty wail. Sure enough he wasn't even half way through the kitchen when the noise began, and upon entering the lounge room he found a small girl, collapsed next to the coffee table, face red and scrunched, tears everywhere, holding on tightly to her shin and sobbing. Upon seeing him enter the room the sobs subsided enough for her to point to her leg and hiccup "daddy, I banged it" which was followed buy some very loud dramatic sniffs for emotional appeal. He tried not to let a smile creep onto his face as he crossed the room and scooped her up. Carrying her back into the kitchen, he sat her down on the countertop, picked up her leg and examined the red spot that would soon become a small bruise. "Hmmm" he said with mock consideration as he put the leg down. Crossing the kitchen, he rummaged momentarily through a box, extracting on item, and then moved back towards her, picking up a second item on his way. He presented the two items to her and indicating towards her leg with the first he asked "what's it gonna be curly? A sesame street band-aid?" then indicating with the bread knife in his other hand "or amputation." The child considered the options with a moment of pause and an expression of slight unease, before pointing to the band-aid and saying "big bird will be enough."