[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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[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.]