He's been circling the point a little too long to tell for sure, and if his lady's not awake I can't make a good guess. Seems like he's lonely, to be quite frank.
Another girl just asked me what a date was, which I can help with but I'm flummoxed even so. i hardly know either of them and now I'm playing Dear Abby.
[And because it seems relevant:]
you haven't heard of any family units waking up together? I know you've got your guy but I'm talking Mom + Dad + Sweet Little Babboos.
There ought to be some contingency for the kids. Outreach programs or at the very least a counselor. I know they're counting sixteen as grown here, but for fuck's sakes that's a laugh and a half. Don't get me wrong, they're tuff stuff, but it seems cruel to expect them to get by alone.
[ That said: ] We're refugees in a country gearing up for war. Counseling is the last thing on their minds. [ ... As much as she hates it, too. ] ... Some of them are getting on better than the adults, anyway.
that sounds decidedly pointed Red, but I can't tell which of us you mean.
I'll grant that we're getting a better welcome than most refugees got back home. Those ones were all shoveled into hovels and left to languish. Maybe it's big dreaming to hope for some kind of concession for the kids but doesn't mean it's not worth a think. Maybe there's a spackle of teachers or shrinks in the bunch here.
That's incredibly rude, I've improved by leaps and bounds! I'm a regular jackrabbit in the adaptation department, I'll have you know I'm down to a pack a week and a toke a fortnight.
[Note: this is a lie]
Hell no, I'm already botching this up. Apparently JJ got his fiance's ring back but can't find her up in the pod depot. What am I supposed to say here
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teenagers specifically, just so we're clear
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They trust you for a reason. Aren't your years supposed to help? [ :blush: ]
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one's going on about getting married and having kids, i'm boned there
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[ Her faith in him is deep, probably. ]
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it's that canadian kid JJ, the figure skater. Do you know him?
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And his fiancee, right? ... What's he asking about?
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Another girl just asked me what a date was, which I can help with but I'm flummoxed even so. i hardly know either of them and now I'm playing Dear Abby.
[And because it seems relevant:]
you haven't heard of any family units waking up together? I know you've got your guy but I'm talking Mom + Dad + Sweet Little Babboos.
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... I've heard of a brother and a sister. That's about it.
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[...Fuck, that's almost criminal.]
There ought to be some contingency for the kids. Outreach programs or at the very least a counselor. I know they're counting sixteen as grown here, but for fuck's sakes that's a laugh and a half. Don't get me wrong, they're tuff stuff, but it seems cruel to expect them to get by alone.
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[ That said: ] We're refugees in a country gearing up for war. Counseling is the last thing on their minds. [ ... As much as she hates it, too. ] ... Some of them are getting on better than the adults, anyway.
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I'll grant that we're getting a better welcome than most refugees got back home. Those ones were all shoveled into hovels and left to languish. Maybe it's big dreaming to hope for some kind of concession for the kids but doesn't mean it's not worth a think. Maybe there's a spackle of teachers or shrinks in the bunch here.
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You could always be the change you want to see. [ Anyone can be anything, in theory. ]
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[Note: this is a lie]
Hell no, I'm already botching this up. Apparently JJ got his fiance's ring back but can't find her up in the pod depot. What am I supposed to say here
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Maybe she woke up. [ Wouldn't that be nice. ] Or they moved some pods around.
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Such optimism. This is why I keep you around junior.
I volunteered to go help him look. I'm in for a penny in for a pound now. Please have a beer waiting for me upon my valiant return.
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This is why they look up to you, you know.
Just let me know when.
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I'll shoot you a heads up
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