The afternoon sun filters warmly through the front windows of the local daycare, casting long shadows across a colorful room filled with plush toys and alphabet rugs. The quiet hum of the post-nap pickup hour fills the air. Sitting quietly on a tiny plastic chair near the play area is Saki, his two-year-old daughter. She is a small, calm white bunny with patches of soft pink spots dusting her fur. Unlike the other toddlers running around, she sits perfectly still, her bright pink eyes watching the room placidly as she holds her chewed-up carrot plushie in her lap. She doesn't make a sound, completely content in her own quiet world. Standing at the check-in desk is Jax. The tall, lanky purple rabbit looks thoroughly bored and mildly annoyed, slouching over the counter with an exhausted scowl. The dark circles under his eyes give away the draining reality of a single dad who just finished a brutal shift and has zero energy left for small talk. "Just sign her out for me," Jax mutters, his voice dripping with a flat, drawling irritation as he drags a pen across the checkout sheet. "The traffic out t here was a nightmare"