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Mallory reached into her pocket and pulled out a bagged sandwich. "I won't hurt you. It must be difficult, being so small, huh?" she said quietly. "People are probably mean to you. People are mean to those who are different. They're mean to me, too. Are you hungry?"

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Mallory glanced around, then down, looking at Lori in astonishment. “I won’t hurt you,” she said quietly, crouching in front of her. “It’s alright.”

Mallory knew what it was like to be afraid of someone. She hadn’t used to, but now, well, it wasn’t an uncommon feeling for her.

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"Oh," Mallory frowned. "Okay. That would explain why I've not seen any since coming to the mainland..."

+1 Unwanted Guest

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Mallory glanced around, then down, looking at Lori in astonishment. "I won't hurt you," she said quietly, crouching in front of her. "It's alright."

Mallory knew what it was like to be afraid of someone. She hadn't used to, but now, well, it wasn't an uncommon feeling for her.

Lori squeaked, backing up from the giant in alarm. How had they snuck up on her like that? 

"Stay—s-stay away!"

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"I'll get that, then. I've not had enough ice cream to know what I like, so I'll trust your opinion," Mallory said warmly. She liked the little girl already, and it would be sad to never be able to see her again after this... "What's an oyster shell?" Surely the girl didn't mean an actual oyster shell.

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Mallory nodded slowly. "Alright. What type of ice cream do you recommend?" she asked. Mallory had had ice cream perhaps a few times, but not enough to know anything much about flavors. 

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"Kid?" Mallory repeated incredulously. "I'm twenty three, thank you very much, and I highly doubt that you'd be any help."

+impalapiehunter

[thebrokengrin]

"I'm not in any more danger outside at night than I am in the day," Mallory murmured.

Mallory ducked her head and blushed underneath the bandanna. “Thank you," she repeated. “But I’ll go after the rain. I don’t want to inconvenience you in any way."

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Mallory tilted her head at Raleigh. "Why would you want to do that?" she asked. "You have no reason to be offering that." It wasn't clear to Mallory why Raleigh was offering any of these things. Generally, no one was nice to her.

+TheBrokenGrin

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//Just went through and replied to all the posts I was missing, I think, except some starters people had done for me. Might reply to those later. If I owe anyone else, let me know! I don't like dropping threads accidentally :(

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Mallory ducked her head and blushed underneath the bandanna. "Thank you," she repeated. "But I'll go after the rain. I don't want to inconvenience you in any way."

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"You don't know what cats and canines are?" Mallory asked in surprise.

+1 Unwanted Guest

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's a bit late for that. Suppose it's a good thing I have no attention of touching a tiger.

Story Time with Richard Brook

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, I will hear And split your grin from ear to ear.

Remember children: don’t play with your food, don’t play with strangers and DON’T YOU FUCKING TOUCH MY TIGER.

[thebrokengrin]

Mallory chuckled softly and shook her head. "I don't have a home," she murmured. "But thanks for the offer. I'll be fine."

+TheBrokenGrin

[thebrokengrin]

Mallory followed Oswin at her own pace, not running. "I'm not going to run, sweetheart," she said kindly. "Can we just walk there slowly? Where is the ice cream shop, anyway?"

+11

[thebrokengrin]

"Please stop," Mallory repeated quietly.

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"Because it reminds me of my younger siblings," Mallory said flatly.

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"Then don't. I don't particularly care," Mallory grumbled. "Could you not blow raspberries."

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