Oh. That's nice of you. I haven't ever had ice cream before, so I am pretty curious to try it, once they get that machine fixed.
[her ears twitch a little.]
It's okay...just, you know. It does a number on a girl's self-esteem to realize her story usually turns out a lot differently. But I don't even think I want that, really.
[anyway, she laughs a little at that, uncomfortable.]
In most versions, that seems to be the case. Or at least if we die, we both die, and I stick with granny either way. It's not that I don't want that, but...
It's complicated. That version of Little Red Riding Hood couldn't do the things I can do. I'm not sure she does anything at all. It's a story about how you might get devoured if you disobey your parents, but you might get lucky and the woodsman shows up. I don't think I can be okay with that anymore.
[ To Ikea. Throu...gh... IKEA. They can have the cinnamon at the end of this trek. ]
Learning to defy authority figures, huh. [ Hmm. ] Life is a series of complex problems and you have to make a choice—that's kind of hard to do if you're the girl who doesn't do anything and waits...
[ Breaks rolls. ]
Here's to a new story where you're doing all the things, teaching people the lesson you want to teach.
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[her ears twitch a little.]
It's okay...just, you know. It does a number on a girl's self-esteem to realize her story usually turns out a lot differently. But I don't even think I want that, really.
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[ It isn't the same, but sugary comforts. ]
If I remember correctly, little red riding hood and her grandmother live happily ever after thanks to the huntsman? That's... Not something you want?
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[anyway, she laughs a little at that, uncomfortable.]
In most versions, that seems to be the case. Or at least if we die, we both die, and I stick with granny either way. It's not that I don't want that, but...
It's complicated. That version of Little Red Riding Hood couldn't do the things I can do. I'm not sure she does anything at all. It's a story about how you might get devoured if you disobey your parents, but you might get lucky and the woodsman shows up. I don't think I can be okay with that anymore.
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[ To Ikea. Throu...gh... IKEA. They can have the cinnamon at the end of this trek. ]
Learning to defy authority figures, huh. [ Hmm. ] Life is a series of complex problems and you have to make a choice—that's kind of hard to do if you're the girl who doesn't do anything and waits...
[ Breaks rolls. ]
Here's to a new story where you're doing all the things, teaching people the lesson you want to teach.
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she'll clink her half of the roll.]
I'll cheers to that.