For... both of us, 'kay? You've gotta do it for yourself too. You'll feel tons better. And when you're happy, I'll be even happier, and then we can all be happy together!
[ A giggle, her smile returning. She swings their arms some more. ]
...You know, there's some friends I'd like for you to meet. [ Well, she's working on convincing others! So far, she's talked to Rita about it... and she has a couple of other people in mind. ] And... Ari. I haven't really talked to her much, but she's nice. Do you remember her? She wants to talk to you too. We were thinking about bringing you some snacks.
...Why did you make me sleep? [ Not upset, just curious. Though she still wishes she had the chance to convince it to stop sooner. ] I really wanted to see you. I was gonna go look for you earlier but they wouldn't let me.
[ She understands it's going to have to defend itself in that scenario. Sadly she can easily imagine others trying to attack Sparkles, after everything that's happened... ]
And I'm not gonna let anyone hurt you. If someone tries to start trouble, come find me. Hide in my shadow... let me talk to them.
[ She walks a bit more, then finally brings them to a stop in front of Scoops. ]
You're nice too. [ To... her. Hugs Lepus the stuffed rabbit close in her other arm. ] I'm gonna tell them how nice you can be and they're gonna listen!
Oh! I thought about you too, while waiting. I got a little worried that it might take a long time for us to talk again... but I knew I had to be real patient.
Um... how about you? [ She asks, but quickly realizes that might be a difficult question right now. ] You probably don't know... that's okay. I just hope you weren't angry or sad or hurting.
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... I don't know how.
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We'll... figure it out. I'm your friend, so I'm gonna help you learn how to be happy.
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[ A giggle, her smile returning. She swings their arms some more. ]
...You know, there's some friends I'd like for you to meet. [ Well, she's working on convincing others! So far, she's talked to Rita about it... and she has a couple of other people in mind. ] And... Ari. I haven't really talked to her much, but she's nice. Do you remember her? She wants to talk to you too. We were thinking about bringing you some snacks.
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[and absolutely not because it was suddenly, and entirely irrationally, unprepared to die.]
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...I don't think anyone wanted to play those scary games. I hope you're not thinking about playing anything like that again.
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[...]
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Please don't hurt anyone anymore. [ Another hand squeeze. ] Please?
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Unless they hurt me first.
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And I'm not gonna let anyone hurt you. If someone tries to start trouble, come find me. Hide in my shadow... let me talk to them.
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... Yeah. They'd listen to you. You're nice. Everybody should listen to you.
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You're nice too. [ To... her. Hugs Lepus the stuffed rabbit close in her other arm. ] I'm gonna tell them how nice you can be and they're gonna listen!
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No, I'm not nice... I'm not anything...
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[a thoughtful pause.]
I'm a friend.
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[ And she won't shut up about it to everybody... ]
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[...]
I... think. I think I thought of you. When I was waking up. I thought about you.
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Um... how about you? [ She asks, but quickly realizes that might be a difficult question right now. ] You probably don't know... that's okay. I just hope you weren't angry or sad or hurting.
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...I don't get it. How can you not be anything when I'm not around?