Let's go on a ride with granny!
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qiu “What’s going on? [Why are you still here?/Not so fast after all, huh?]” #if mc not usually late, if mc left qiu behind
if silent:
“You bobbed a finger towards the house right in front of you. [Did they have to ask?/You were sure they could put it together.] Tamarack was the reason!” #if tam.close, else
if not silent:
mc “I’m waiting for Tamarack.”
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qiu “Mhm, yes.”
“Qiu rubbed their chin. This was deeply intriguing.[ Their hair wasn’t completely dry. You could tell when light caught their dark strands.]” #if didn’t go into lin house
qiu “So, why is she still here?”
if tam.rude:
“You were not going to answer. Though, you didn’t have to. It was too fitting for Tamarack to answer a question first.”
if silent:
“You weren’t sure how to answer that. Though, you didn’t have to. It was too fitting for Tamarack to answer a question first.”
if not silent and not tam.rude:
“You attempted to answer, though were beaten to the punch. It was too fitting for Tamarack to answer a question first.”
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tam “SORRY I’M LATE!”
“The Baumanns’ door flew open, slamming against the side wall. That impact shook the planters balanced on the railing. Tamarack, cello strapped to her back, was charging right for you.”
“She didn’t stop until she was on the sidewalk next to you and Qiu. Coincidentally, it took until then for you to be sure none of the garden pots were going to fall over and [break/burst into a million pieces].” #if proper/nervous, else
if played trick or treat s1:
“Mrs. Baumann followed behind her granddaughter, at a much slower pace. How many times did she need to tell people that she was too old to be on time anywhere?”
“She rubbed her hip. When she smiled it was tired, but genuine.”
else:
“Mrs. Baumann followed behind her granddaughter, at a much slower pace. She rubbed her hip. When she smiled it was tired, but genuine.”
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mrs_b “Three passengers today? It’s gonna be crowded!”
tam “Omi.”
“Tamarack panted. Her single word expressed a wide range of embarrassment.”
qiu “Three? Me?”
“Qiu flopped both hands into the air.”
qiu “Okay.”
tam “Okay?”
mrs_b “Okay!”
“That was how every Acorn Road teen wound up riding together.”