[Have a nice view of the ceiling for about five seconds before the camera violently rotates as something knocks the blackberry off balance. At the same time, Near's face flashes across the screen for less than a quarter of a second. His eyes are closed even as he is sailing offscreen. The boy lands first with a single, abrupt "OOF!" followed by the
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Okay I'll be right there!
[And in a few minutes there's a little knocking]
Mr. Near! I'm hear! I'm here!
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To avoid tl;dr, let's just say that Near's room basically resembles something of a mix between Toys R Us and Santa's workshop. His latest interest is origami though, and those colorful, paper critters are EVERYWHERE.
Well, Near was sensible enough to sweep out a single clear path that led from the door to his closet. He will not risk the child stepping on any of his creations. He gestures at the trail towards his closet.]
The supplies are in there.
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These are pretty!
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Dende, please pay attention.
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What are those? They're pretty!
[Your snapping isn't as important as pretty colors. He shall not focus until he knows what these delightful pretty colored this are]
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Yes, yes they are. They are also wired with explosives. If you touch them, you will set them off.
[Pause.]
As a matter of fact, most of the items in this room are. That's why I created a safe spot for us over there. [Points to closet.] If you don't want to blow us all up, Dende, you best follow the path I constructed.
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W-why would you do that?!
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Science project.
Are we good now?
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Science project?
[Dende scampers over to Near and the closet, very warily looking over all the pretty toys in the room]
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The closet is stocked with colorful paper and posters and the like, but no scissors, glue, drawing utensils, no tools, nothing. This is partly to give Dende extra incentive to carry out Near's plan.]
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M-Mr. Near... I-I don't like it in here... it's scary...
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First, I need a favor.
We can move to a more pleasant spot afterwards.
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[Dende begins to back up]
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