[She's doing a very good job of ignoring him completely. He's sort of impressed. Nevertheless, he keeps chattering away.]
I'm sure when I was your age, I would have done what you're doing. I would have found somewhere no one could see me and watched everyone until I had an idea of where I was and what was going on. Then I would have found somewhere where I could be by myself to figure out what to do about it.
[He reaches into his robes and pulls out the book he'd found when he'd arrived.]
I wouldn't have looked at this book like I did today. I couldn't read back then. Has anyone taught you to read, Clementine?
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Date: 2013-12-26 08:54 am (UTC)From:I'm sure when I was your age, I would have done what you're doing. I would have found somewhere no one could see me and watched everyone until I had an idea of where I was and what was going on. Then I would have found somewhere where I could be by myself to figure out what to do about it.
[He reaches into his robes and pulls out the book he'd found when he'd arrived.]
I wouldn't have looked at this book like I did today. I couldn't read back then. Has anyone taught you to read, Clementine?