[Oh. She already sort of was but now even more so Mabel has been imprinted on him. This Is His Little Sister. He will pat her back through the blankets.]
You know I know how you feel. But you just-You have to just keep trying. Even if you're sad, or mad, or scared.
You can't just shut it out. That doesn't work. You have to just... Just sort of acknowledge it. And then keep going. I'm not good at it, neither are you. But sometimes I can pull it off. You can too.
[He lets her. He'll grip her shoulders supportively.]
Well I'm your friend and I don't hate you, so obviously that's not it!! Like I said before, I think you're strong! And you have a weird brain which means you can think of things other people won't, right??
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I like being a child, though! I want to be one! I just--I also wanna help!
But all I ever do here is screw things up and make them worse!
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You know I know how you feel. But you just-You have to just keep trying. Even if you're sad, or mad, or scared.
You can't just shut it out. That doesn't work. You have to just... Just sort of acknowledge it. And then keep going. I'm not good at it, neither are you. But sometimes I can pull it off. You can too.
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B-but what if I can't?! What if all I'll ever be good for is--is screwing up and making all my friends hate me?!
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Well I'm your friend and I don't hate you, so obviously that's not it!! Like I said before, I think you're strong! And you have a weird brain which means you can think of things other people won't, right??
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But that only helps if the stuff I think of is actually true...right?
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