"Not a peep." She frowns and crosses her arms. In Jessica's experience with worried parents, they ask a million questions, wondering how their child is, what they can do and so forth. The fact that no one has approached CCPD puzzles her immensely. It's entirely possible that Effie's parents are also deaf, but that would be all the more reason to worry. There are a lot of people at this festival.

"I'm really getting worried, Barry." She turns her face away from Effie, trying to keep the girl calm (her lip reading is better than average for the age). "Why hasn't anyone come forward? Contacted CCPD? They're everywhere."