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[ggollymissmolly]

There is a Small Mutant outside, sitting on the jetty and dangling her feet in the lake as the kite she's holding pulls fitfully at its string from ten feet or so up. She's contriving to look bored, sulky and pensive all at the same time

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[born_running]

Luke and Holli have been Out For a Walk. By this, the narration means Holli's been running around gleefully while Luke runs after.

It's a good way of doing things, Holli feels. She can investiage that rock and that tree and that grass and that flower and that rock and that other rock and that person's shoe!

Luke, alas, does not share her interest, and pulls her off before she can do any damage. "Sorry," he apologises immediately. "I've been reading books on training animals, but I haven't had enough time to apply it effectively to her."

Holli sulks. Sulkily. Ain't nobody going to train her not to eat people's shoes.

[ggollymissmolly]

Molly looks up at him.

"Oh. It's okay."

She frowns at the strange creature.

"Old Lace's done worse. What is she, anyway?"

[born_running]

Puzzled, "How did old lace do worse?"

Beat.

"I don't know, actually. She doesn't match any one of the creatures I've been reading about."

This is because Holli is a SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE, and don't you forget it!

[ggollymissmolly]

"She's my fr- my sis- my friend's dinosaur," Molly explains. "She's like, a raptor, or something. She's awesome."

She frowns at Holli, reaching out a hand for her. "She's sorta cute, in a weird kinda way."