[A young boy walked through the forest, carrying a basket of cheese and bread. A small rabbit was perched on his shoulder, nose flickering wildly. When he finally reached the clearing he stopped, looking around. His brows furrowed in confusion. Everything felt off about the area. Where was the creek that usually ran through the area? And where was
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Hey kid.
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Hallo, Ma'am!
[Maybe she'd know how to get back home. Or at least where to find his brother.]
What's your name?
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You can call me Maria.
[Sadly not. Good thing she can't shock him with her son. He's spending time with daddy.]
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I'm Nieuw Nederlands, but everyone just calls me Alex.
[He pointed to the rabbit on his shoulder.]
And this is Konijn. Big brother isn't very creative with names. It's nice to meet you Miss Maria.
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... I see. Nice to meet you Alex.
[This was bound to happen, wasn't it? But it's not her baby boy... but Al with a different name. Which happens to be the same as her son's.]
And nice to meet you too Konijn! Aren't you the cutest?
[Said cute rabbit gets scratched under its chin.]
Just Maria is fine. Who is your brother?
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"Nederlands. Uhm, maybe everyone calls him Lars though. How about you stay with me and have lunch? I bet he'll show up then! He likes pretty ladies."
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Huh, should have thought that when I heard your name. But sure, why not?
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Ladies first. It's manners, after all.
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Danke!
[If she was a lady she would do a curtsy. But she is not, so hopefully a smile will do.]
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So are you from around here?
[He picked up the basket, dumping the rest of its contents out on the blanket. Along with the loaf of bread and wedge of cheese, there was some dried sausage and a couple apples.]
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[She took an apple and played a bit with it.]
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[He picked up the loaf of bread, ripping it in half.]
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[He set down half the bread in front of her, before taking a bite of his own.]
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[How nice of him. But she will enjoy that apple first.]
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I don't know. I was walking to the creek to have lunch with my brother, but I ended up here instead.
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