Hey, I grew up with three sisters, you learn pretty fast that girls ain't just decorations.
[He might not remember their names, or their faces, but he remembers bits. He remembers the sound of their laughter as they ganged up on him, the way they could scream at each other louder than he ever could.]
[It's not as hard a conversation as it would be with others, and there's even a part of him grateful for the opportunity. Grateful to have someone he trusts enough to talk about this, without it becoming a whole big thing about how much he's forgotten.]
Not a lot. I remember her hands were real calloused on the fingers, she did a lot of sewing. I think maybe she did it for cash as well as for the family. I remember her voice, she had a strong Brooklyn accent, and she didn't take no prisoners when it came to her kids misbehaving. I don't remember her name or her face, but at least I have bits of her.
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[He might not remember their names, or their faces, but he remembers bits. He remembers the sound of their laughter as they ganged up on him, the way they could scream at each other louder than he ever could.]
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[She remembers her sisters, and how much the three of them fought.]
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[The sting of admitting that is less with her than with most people.]
Less about them than about my Ma, and what I have of her is kinda sketchy.
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Well, what do you remember about your mother?
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Not a lot. I remember her hands were real calloused on the fingers, she did a lot of sewing. I think maybe she did it for cash as well as for the family. I remember her voice, she had a strong Brooklyn accent, and she didn't take no prisoners when it came to her kids misbehaving. I don't remember her name or her face, but at least I have bits of her.
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[Her tail flicks, and she gestures at the hole she's dug in the snow.]
How is this?
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[He's bigger than he looks, he's no petite fox lady.]
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[There will be a lot of squeezing, in other words.]
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You're goddamn incorrigible, you know that?
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[But hey, she's convinced him, so she'll do the same. She'll even be polite and keep her tail on her side.]
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...you ever do this with Monty? Camping, I mean?
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Not really. He was never much of a fan of roughing it.
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[They seem so different, opposite in so many ways.]