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[lucentpalisade]

[ Hello Vatheon! There is a Sophie sitting in her bed with a book on her lap. ]

Asbel brought me a book, when I had to stay in bed. He was reading stories from it.
I can read some too, but it's strange.

[ Here, let her show you. She starts to read. ]

"Once upon a time there was a family of six bears. There was Daddy Bear, Mummy Bear, Blue Bear, Big Bear, Clever Bear and Completely Bear. They lived in a forest that didn't have any trees."

[ ... she looks at the SFC. ]

If the forest doesn't have trees, how can it be a forest?

[ She is so confused. But it doesn't stop there. She looks back down to the book. ]

"The four young bears all decided to go out looking for adventure, so off they went. Blue Bear headed for the fun fair, but on the way he tripped and fell into a pot of yellow paint. This made him yellow from head to toe. Big Bear went to the Science Museum. Before he looked at all the interesting exhibits, he went to get a large hamburger and fizzy drink from the restaurant. But instead of drinking the fizzy drink, he accidentally drank some Incredible Shrinking Potion which made him about the size of ant. Clever Bear went to the library. He was sitting down reading some history books, when suddenly his brain exploded and millions of tiny pieces shot out of his ears."

[ At that point she suddenly stops reading, staring at the book for a few minutes. Quietly, she closes the book, looking at the SFC and with a perfectly serious look on her face, asks: ]

... is it really okay to read this? I don't want my brain to explode.

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[takesyoubytheheart]

... That doesn't sound like any of the stories we got back home.

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[lucentpalisade]

[ Gasp! It's a mousie! She wonders if he's as big as the bunny she saw a while back. ]

What kind of stories do you have?

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[fightforastar]

Your brain's safe, sweetie, don't worry.

That is pretty strange even for a fairy tale, though.

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[lucentpalisade]

[ Oh thank goodness, her brain is safe! ] Okay.

Asbel found it in a store, with lots of other books. [ All just as bizarre. ]

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[topsseifer]

[Someone was laughing.]

NO no. It's just one of those weird tales. [Idea time!] Though if you read too much, your brain won't explode. It'll turn to mush, Sophie.

[He's probably going to get yelled at by adults some day, huh?] That's why you have to make sure you go out and do stuff instead of just reading. Like playing tag.

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[lucentpalisade]

[ GASP! Mush? Not mush!!! ]

I don't want my brain to turn to mush. [ And a tilt of her head. ]

What's tag? [ Never let her be "it". Ever. ]

[ahouko]

[ ...what. ]

What kind of book is that? Aoko's never heard a story like that before.

[lucentpalisade]

[ She doesn't even know, okay. She turns the book around to read the title. ]

It's called... Six Bears Get in a Pickle.

... I didn't think a bear could fit in a pickle.

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[chainedpromises]

I've never heard that story before.

[Granted she hasn't heard a lot of stories to begin with, but she knows that this one sounds really...strange.]

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[lucentpalisade]

Do you want to borrow it when I finish reading?

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[relinquishing]

[...What.]

Haha, ahh... your brain isn't going anywhere. You'll be fine.

Where in the world did you find that book, though?

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[lucentpalisade]

Okay. I didn't want my brain to explode.

Asbel gave it to me. He found this book, and a bunch of others at a store here.

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[replicatedcourage]

Can your brain really explode just from reading something?

[If so, people need to be warned!]

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[lucentpalisade]

I'm not sure. People here say no, so I think it can only happen to bears.

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[fistfullofmagic]

["Completely B-" THAT IS A TERRIBLE PUN, WHY IS IT IN WHAT'S SUPPOSE TO BE A CHILDREN'S STORY?!

Dhaos' reassuring smile loses some of its effect due to his internal distress.]

It will be alright. Brains do not truly explode from reading. That book certainly is peculiar though.

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[lucentpalisade]

Peculiar? Is that strange? How is it strange? [ what, exploding brains aren't an every day occurrence? Or is it because the characters are bears? ]

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[dualbladepaladin]

... Asbel, what kind of books are you buying for her?!

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[lucentpalisade]

... ...

[ Sophie looks at the cover of the book, then Hubert. And her eyes widen in realization. ]




Blue Bear!

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[dreamchasing]

[ ....... AND THEN SHE RESPONDS IN MUCH THE SAME WAY HUBERT DID. ]

A-Asbel ...

Asbel!

[ BRB Mummy Bear is looking for Daddy Bear and HAVING WORDS WITH HIM. ]

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[dreamchasing]

[ ... oh, but video is on. ]

U-Um, Sophie? I'll get you some books that don't involve head explosions, all right?

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[dreamchasing]

[ OKAY, NOW HAVING WORDS WITH YOUR FATHER. ]

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[needsmoregreen]

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You don't have to read it if you don't want to!

We can always go look for another book for you to read!

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[lucentpalisade]

I want to read it. Asbel picked it for me.

[ No issues at all with the concept of brain exploding. It's just weird. ]

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[malik_caesar]

It's fine to read Sophie, remember that it's just a story. Your brain isn't going to explode like Clever Bear.

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[lucentpalisade]

Okay, Captain.

[ A beat passes. ]

There are six bears in this story, and there are six of us. If Asbel is Daddy bear, Cheria is Mummy bear, Hubert is Blue Bear, Pascal is Clever Bear, and you're Big Bear, Captain, does that mean I'm Completely Bear?

[oursomalink]

... I don't know if I'd like my brain to explode, either. That sounds painful.

[ There is a wince from Shing as he stares at the video screen. What story is this, even...? ]

[lucentpalisade]

I think it would hurt like a headache. [ Or perhaps more than. ]