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[girlyboywonder]

[there's a quiet rustling, and almost immediately water droplets begin wetting the page. Pen strokes slowly sketch this particular masterpiece out:]

Comments

[themindunbroken]

Sounds like you're giving a pretty fine lesson there, sister.

[girlyboywonder]

[about a half hour later-]

Educating Rivelata's youth, that's me.

[themindunbroken]

Oh, alright. So it was a young boy you were playing around with, huh? Are you a babysitter?

[girlyboywonder]

Not really. Pulled that one outta the river, figured he could use some walking home.

[themindunbroken]

Alone and all that? You sure that's okay? A woman and a man alone and all...

[girlyboywonder]

The spud's 10.

[themindunbroken]

Oh.

I thought you said he wasn't really a young boy.

[girlyboywonder]

Not really a babysitter. [can you hear the shudder in her voice hsjnks that was the most disturbing suggestion]

Figured you'd pick up on the voice that this ain't exactly a post-pube kid.

obviously wasnt paying attention

[themindunbroken]

...Oh. Right.

oh so cute quentin

[girlyboywonder]

Figure you'd make a real great detective.

heeee's a keeper

[themindunbroken]

I figure any detective would get turned around in a place like this.

*mumbled recording of his voice*

Talking books... jeez.

[girlyboywonder]

It's not so bad. Just gotta get used to a couple new rules.

[themindunbroken]

You're a funny girl, if you think all the stuff different just counts as a couple.

[girlyboywonder]

Nah, figure it's more than a couple.

But it's still rules. You learn 'em and you got 'em.

[themindunbroken]

Rules, huh.

Hey, I got a question. Can I ask it?

[girlyboywonder]

Shoot.