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[hispalette]

[there are a lot of things Red would like to do right now, all of which involve a hefty amount of screaming and would no doubt be very healthy at all in the long run, though he has neither the energy nor motivation for such things. "drained" is as close as one can get to describing what he's feeling right now; "small", too. from the beginning of

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[updollsdresses]

[I-It's not like he was in the park looking to kill Santa Claus or anything.

He's just holding a box of coal because he feels like it, okay.]

It's far too cold to be sitting outside, Red.

[updollsdresses]

Personal experience. The best way to learn.

[hispalette]

[there's something he would've been better off not learning about the other. he's angry, but he also can't help but feel pity for Teatime.]

Not everyone is like that.

[updollsdresses]

No. They're all worse.

[hispalette]

Even if someone who cares about you leaves, they'll always come back. That's how family works.

[updollsdresses]

What a childish belief.

[hispalette]

[maybe. either way, he doesn't seem very concerned. lenience and patience are his second nature, his first being his determination.]

Do you have any family, Mr. Teatime? If they aren't related by blood, that's still fine.

[updollsdresses]

No. They all died when I was very young.

[Yes. "Died." Of completely natural and non-murder causes.]

[hispalette]

Not even anyone you've met here?

[updollsdresses]

I don't make... friends easily. [Or at all. Ever.]