Apple pie! It's a classic American dessert. And...um, it tastes like apples. But with sweet gooey syrupy stuff. So, um, like apples but sweeter!
Nope.
Why? Because I'm nothing and she treated me like I was somebody. Because she hummed when she arranged flowers. Because her smile could bring a guy to his knees. Because she had a bad life but it didn't make her a schmuck, she still was a good person even if she had trouble seeing it. I was trying to help her see it. She woulda made a great mother. She--
Oh, um, right, the other questions.
It depends. I miss Audrey-- oh, uh, and Mr. Mushnik sorta every day. But I've got people now, here, so sometimes it's not so grey. ... Okay, I've got you. But there will be other people. I promise. So you won't haveta spend all your time with boring old me.
I'm afraid of being human. Forgetting what I am. Forgetting what I did.
I think you'll like it. Stacy can make one, in her seeing things room, and they're very...is ocean-y a word?
She sounds like my mother, I think. I like her. And you're not nothing. I think she was only one of the first people bright enough to see that.
Cessily can be counted, can't she? And I know you'll like Alessa once you get to know her. She's a sweet girl. I like spending time with you, anyway, and you're not boring. Quite the other way 'round.
Oh, duck. No. It's...you are human. And you'll never forget. No one can forget things like that, but you...you're letting them hold onto to you. I just...you know I worry, but I -
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...We do? I haven't had apple pie in a while.
I hope so. I always wanted to travel. Ocean-y is fine - it fits.
Everyone does. Like her, I mean. Or everyone should. And-- I. Um. If I'm something, then what am I? I don't know. Maybe I never did.
Yeah, Cess is nice, and so's Shannon-- right, right, Alessa. Forgot about her. Hey, you're not boring either.
I don't see how I can stop. That's a lie, it's because I don't want to, because it's easier to stay stuck than to go on when I don't know where I'm going.
Never I mind what?
...Say, can I ask you some questions? I answered all of yours.
Cinnamon - the bark makes a spice. An evergreen, comes from Sri Lanka and India.
Yep, it is. Swell means good. It doesn't mean the same as 'cool' - which also means good - but it's...uh, sorta like that. But not quite.
You have no idea how glad that makes me.
She's pretty? Didn't notice. Now that we've both determined we're not boring, we should do something. Watch an exciting movie, go someplace fun - ever been to a carnival?
Okay - I already asked you about the carnival, so I'll do four....
What was your home like?
Are there any boys that you like? I mean, there are some your age here. Who I will have words with if it looks like they reciprocate anything.
You've stopped the touching my hair while I'm sleeping thing, right?
What exactly happened to...the third guy? The other one who knows about you?
No, I've never been to a carnival - I don't what that is, either. but if you like it, I'm sure I will.
It's...a place like a most other places. We farm, and have a church - a good one, made of stone, and even a window with glass - and the forest. It stretches all around us, and there's a river that runs through. Right now, we don't have very much, because of the sickness that came through three summers ago and the taxes since then, and it's looking to be a cold winter. Not much else to say about it.
No, there aren't. And I don't think there are any coming along, either.
Yes. I know you don't like it, and it's not...not very appropriate.
I don't know. He's waiting for me and I used to dream about that before I stopped dreaming.
It might be nice. I've been meaning to...it's only that there never seems to be a good moment, does there? I suppose waiting for a good moment is more like avoidance than anything else.
Um, yeah, kinda. ...I was always waiting 'til the right moment to tell Audrey how I felt. Don't think I ever woulda done it if things hadn't changed the way they did.
And thanks! I'd love to see it. I'm sure it'll be swell.
I love you, too. No matter what happened. Or will. No matter if you snap again, and God help me but I hope you'll still love me if I ever do. You're-- I can't repay what you've done for me.
...I know, it doesn't matter, but I still-- but it doesn't matter.
What does an apple pie taste like?
Have you ever seen an ocean?
Why do you love Audrey?
Are you lonely, still?
What are you afraid of?
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Nope.
Why? Because I'm nothing and she treated me like I was somebody. Because she hummed when she arranged flowers. Because her smile could bring a guy to his knees. Because she had a bad life but it didn't make her a schmuck, she still was a good person even if she had trouble seeing it. I was trying to help her see it. She woulda made a great mother. She--
Oh, um, right, the other questions.
It depends. I miss Audrey-- oh, uh, and Mr. Mushnik sorta every day. But I've got people now, here, so sometimes it's not so grey. ... Okay, I've got you. But there will be other people. I promise. So you won't haveta spend all your time with boring old me.
I'm afraid of being human. Forgetting what I am. Forgetting what I did.
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I think you'll like it. Stacy can make one, in her seeing things room, and they're very...is ocean-y a word?
She sounds like my mother, I think. I like her. And you're not nothing. I think she was only one of the first people bright enough to see that.
Cessily can be counted, can't she? And I know you'll like Alessa once you get to know her. She's a sweet girl. I like spending time with you, anyway, and you're not boring. Quite the other way 'round.
Oh, duck. No. It's...you are human. And you'll never forget. No one can forget things like that, but you...you're letting them hold onto to you. I just...you know I worry, but I -
...Never you mind that.
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...We do? I haven't had apple pie in a while.
I hope so. I always wanted to travel. Ocean-y is fine - it fits.
Everyone does. Like her, I mean. Or everyone should. And-- I. Um. If I'm something, then what am I? I don't know. Maybe I never did.
Yeah, Cess is nice, and so's Shannon-- right, right, Alessa. Forgot about her. Hey, you're not boring either.
I don't see how I can stop. That's a lie, it's because I don't want to, because it's easier to stay stuck than to go on when I don't know where I'm going.
Never I mind what?
...Say, can I ask you some questions? I answered all of yours.
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Just something I heard somewhere. I don't even know what cinnamon is.
I'm glad my word works. ...Oceans are wonderful. Or 'swell'. That's a word from your world, yes?
You're my brother, I know that much.
Shannon's very nice, and very pretty, and of course I'm not boring. That's just silly.
I know. I'm sorry.
And never you mind nothing.
I suppose, if you want? I'm not sure all my answers will be very good, though.
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Yep, it is. Swell means good. It doesn't mean the same as 'cool' - which also means good - but it's...uh, sorta like that. But not quite.
You have no idea how glad that makes me.
She's pretty? Didn't notice. Now that we've both determined we're not boring, we should do something. Watch an exciting movie, go someplace fun - ever been to a carnival?
Okay - I already asked you about the carnival, so I'll do four....
What was your home like?
Are there any boys that you like? I mean, there are some your age here. Who I will have words with if it looks like they reciprocate anything.
You've stopped the touching my hair while I'm sleeping thing, right?
What exactly happened to...the third guy? The other one who knows about you?
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No, I've never been to a carnival - I don't what that is, either. but if you like it, I'm sure I will.
It's...a place like a most other places. We farm, and have a church - a good one, made of stone, and even a window with glass - and the forest. It stretches all around us, and there's a river that runs through. Right now, we don't have very much, because of the sickness that came through three summers ago and the taxes since then, and it's looking to be a cold winter. Not much else to say about it.
No, there aren't. And I don't think there are any coming along, either.
Yes. I know you don't like it, and it's not...not very appropriate.
I don't know. He's waiting for me and I used to dream about that before I stopped dreaming.
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I finished your hat, too. I didn't forget.
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And thanks! I'd love to see it. I'm sure it'll be swell.
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And for someone who's never been a brother before, you seem to have a knack for it.
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Aw, shucks, thanks.
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It's everything.
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...you do know I love you, don't you? Still.
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...I know, it doesn't matter, but I still-- but it doesn't matter.
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