[ he takes the mini hit, the only damage it did is ruffle his curls more. he shrugged, not bothered by being called a liar - because he can be one. sometimes! ]

I reserved my promises for super important situations. Now I know it's important because you're so sad about being a lot cuter as a girl. Sooo, you get a real promise now.

[ a pause. ] Hey, do you think we will find more of these 'stories' about other outsiders?