Leah quickly grows bored of sitting on the floor in a diaper and toddler dress. She wants to get an idea of the place she's staying at for the week. She gets to her feet and begins to explore the daycare. The diapers Tina sent for her are extra thick, serving two purposes. The first is to hold Leah's teenager-sized accidents and the second is to thoroughly impede Leah's movement so she walks like a toddler. While Leah hasn't tried out the first purpose yet, it certainly works for the second.
Leah feels stupid as she waddles and toddles around, her diaper pushing her legs apart. But because she's moving so slowly, she kills more time than she expected, returning to the play room an hour later. There are more diapered children present now, but Leah refuses to play with them. She sets up camp by the bookcase and begins to read some of the children's books on the shelves. She pauses when she feels a fullness in her bladder.
Leah gets to her feet and toddles over to the closest employee, Aubry. She tugs on Aubry's pant leg.
"Yes, Leah?"
"I need to use the bathroom," Leah says. Aubry sighs.
"Sorry, but Tina gave us strict instructions. You can't use the potty. Only your diaper. But come and fetch me when you're done and I'll see if you need a change, okay?" With that, Aubry walks away. Leah tries to hold it for a bit, but eventually gives up. She ducks behind a pile of toys and bends her knees into a squat.
Despite how much she needs to go, it takes a few minutes for Leah to override her potty training and wet herself. When she finally does, she straightens and returns to Aubry for a diaper check. Aubry decides to change her, but thankfully does so in a private room.
"This is only because things are slow right now," Aubry says as she tapes a fresh diaper onto Leah. "We aren't very busy on Sundays. Tomorrow, though, be prepared to get changed in the main area like everyone else." Leah nods reluctantly. Aubry brings her back to the play area and sets her loose.
The rest of the day is more of the same. Leah tries to occupy herself with what she's given, avoids the other attendees, and attempts to convince the workers to let her use the potty instead of her diaper, but is denied every time. The monotony is broken up by snack and meal breaks, as well as naps. Leah is the only one who doesn't need a change after naps, something she feels weirdly proud about. As the day goes on, it gets easier and easier to pee in her diaper, though she ducks behind something each time.
The worst part of the day happens in the evening, when only Leah and two other overnight stays are remaining. Leah has been putting off going number two all day, in the hopes of finally getting to use the potty once everyone was gone. But when she makes her case to the overnight shift worker, Willy, she's once again turned down.
Furious, Leah decides to take matters into her own hands. There's a toddler training potty sitting right in the play room! She toddles over to it, lifts the skirt of her dress, and goes to remove her diaper. Before she can, a hand stops her.
"No taking off your diapy, Leah," Willy says. "Only grownups can do that." Leah stomps her foot in frustration, but Willy won't cave. Defeated, she hides behind the stack of toys and bends her knees into a squat. It takes a long time to override her potty training. After what feels like ages, Leah finally begins to push a log into her diaper. She bends her knees deeper, grunting. The poop comes out slowly, and she's loud, so she knows Willy can tell exactly what she's doing. Finally, she finishes. To top it off, she wets her diaper, by now so used to it that it happens easily.
Leah returns to Willy, who takes her to the bathroom for a bath. He's kind enough to let her scrub herself, but diapers and dresses her once she's done.
Leah and the other overnight stays are brought to the crib room and put into cribs. Willy gives Leah a pacifier, which she reluctantly sucks on. He turns off the light and leaves. Leah curls up and does her best to fall asleep. It's earlier than usual for her, but she'll also be woken up earlier than usual in the morning. As she sleeps, she continues to suckle the pacifier.