No, you dweeb. It's because they're aggressive, and don't take crap from anyone, and that's cool, and because they're smart and will find a way to bust through it. That's part of why they're the special ones and the best ones, and they...
[And when she breaks through, you end up getting surprised by how kind they are, when they get through your walls, a kindness sometimes only you see and understand because of how much of you that you see reflected in them, although a much better you.
Crap. This is getting too personal, even if just in his thoughts, and he doesn't want to talk about it right now.]
They're just cool, bear! You don't get it.
[He looks away, and needs to distract himself. Absentmindedly, he looks down and to the side, over the edge...and then smiles.
Someone is passing under.
Smirking, Pokey takes one of the buckets and prepares to dump it on whoever is passing by the wall of the fort, to catch them off guard.
It'll be funny, and it'll keep him from thinking too hard about people he misses. It's a win-win!]
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[And when she breaks through, you end up getting surprised by how kind they are, when they get through your walls, a kindness sometimes only you see and understand because of how much of you that you see reflected in them, although a much better you.
Crap. This is getting too personal, even if just in his thoughts, and he doesn't want to talk about it right now.]
They're just cool, bear! You don't get it.
[He looks away, and needs to distract himself. Absentmindedly, he looks down and to the side, over the edge...and then smiles.
Someone is passing under.
Smirking, Pokey takes one of the buckets and prepares to dump it on whoever is passing by the wall of the fort, to catch them off guard.
It'll be funny, and it'll keep him from thinking too hard about people he misses. It's a win-win!]