[ ...well, she might not be completely nuts, but she also doesn't seem to entirely understand why the woman raises the objection? she's been on her own for a while and things aren't- well, they weren't awful on the mundane side of things, anyway. ]
What difference does that make? We're both in this situation, but I got you into it. You don't owe me anything.
[ she figures that certainly there's probably some aspect of the expectation that adults should be responsible for some things children aren't, but do social mores really apply in this kind of situation... ]
But that makes sense. [ she says, dipping her head in a brief nod even if it's kind of a superfluous gesture while they're still moving. ] No need to force a confrontation we don't have to. [ time to put to use all those hours climbing trees she never did as a kid! it can't be that different from acing athletics exams in school, right. ]
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What difference does that make? We're both in this situation, but I got you into it. You don't owe me anything.
[ she figures that certainly there's probably some aspect of the expectation that adults should be responsible for some things children aren't, but do social mores really apply in this kind of situation... ]
But that makes sense. [ she says, dipping her head in a brief nod even if it's kind of a superfluous gesture while they're still moving. ] No need to force a confrontation we don't have to. [ time to put to use all those hours climbing trees she never did as a kid! it can't be that different from acing athletics exams in school, right. ]