Don't worry. Just do your best. [ She takes a sheet of paper from the bag and holds it out. The paper's black, since it's his favorite color! ] I can show you, step-by-step if you want.
[ If only they had a small table to use as a flat surface and a couple of chairs up here. It's fine. ] Okay, so... [ She plops down on the floor, pulls out her own square sheet of paper and starts folding. ]
I was really bad at folding cranes before... and paper airplanes. And a whole bunch of other stuff! There's still a lot of things I'm not good at.
[ Rambling a little about things he probably doesn't care about as she diligently applies creases to her paper. She's trying to go slow. Then she looks over, to see how his crane looks so far... ]
[ Stares thoughtfully for a few moments. This is the same child who accepted the "flowers" back at the summer camp. She will accept this as some sort of bird. ]
...hm. [ She beams. ] It's... a new kind of crane with three wings! Maybe you should give it a name.
[placing his own slight against god to the side, he places her crane on the palm of his hand. examines it for a moment. and then, with a quick blow, the paper wings flutter, and the crane lifts off from his hand to do lazy swoops around them.]
[ She watches the crane move about them, with her mouth slightly open in awe. Then a smile blooms across her face, giggling and clapping her hands together excitedly. ]
That is so cool! It's really flying! Is that one of your magic tricks?
An illusion. [he is showing an unbelievable amount of restraint here and nobody will ever appreciate it.] Animating the inanimate is one of the easier ones.
Oh, well... that's okay! It made me happy. I liked talking to Catduggy! [ Even if she now knows it's him. For a little while, until Catduggery flopped over. Then she was confused. ] Um... why were you hiding?
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[ Well, she's trying not to get discouraged from asking... ]
Have you ever tried to fold a paper crane before? I was wondering if you could fold one for me. ...Just one. It's for my project.
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It... won't look good. At all.
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I'll try to pay close attention.
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[ If only they had a small table to use as a flat surface and a couple of chairs up here. It's fine. ] Okay, so... [ She plops down on the floor, pulls out her own square sheet of paper and starts folding. ]
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[ Rambling a little about things he probably doesn't care about as she diligently applies creases to her paper. She's trying to go slow. Then she looks over, to see how his crane looks so far... ]
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[ Amazed! And unsure how he got there by following her example. ]
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It looks... a little bit like. Some sort of. Bird...
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...hm. [ She beams. ] It's... a new kind of crane with three wings! Maybe you should give it a name.
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Trinity.
[nailed it
a pause.] When you've finished yours, may I borrow it for a moment?
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[ What for? She forgets to ask, focusing on completing her crane. Does a few more creases, folds out the wings, and then she's done.
Holds out her finished crane. ] Here!
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That is so cool! It's really flying! Is that one of your magic tricks?
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Animating the inanimate. [ She parrots. Hmmm... ]
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Were you the one that made Catduggy move when I first visited?
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yeah it takes like a few moments beyond even that.]
... Maybe.
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...So it was you! But how come I didn't see you? [ Thinks about how Sparkles hid in her shadow... ] Were you hiding in the shadows?
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Maybe.
[how the fuck does she know how the fuck does she know]
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She laughs. ]
Wow, I thought Catduggy really was trying to talk to me for the longest time! [ Until now. ] You got me pretty good.
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As I said, I was uncertain of what to do. [so, he did what he's good at.]
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Was it also 'cause you were being shy?
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