Silly whim is silly. Canon is The Lorax (2012).

[caresawholeawfullot]

Me? Really?

I kind of thought everyone just wanted to play the Once-ler.

...No, I'm not complaining. You know, yet, anyway.

Uh...

Glad you liked the story? I know you had your doubts. But, uh, that all worked out, so that's good, right?

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[voiceofthetrees]

Personally I don't get what everyone sees in playing the Once-ler. Me on the other hand...

[caresawholeawfullot]

Oh, wow, you're him...

[voiceofthetrees]

Him?

[caresawholeawfullot]

...Well, I mean, I thought the Once-ler said you were a guy? Or... Implied it?

[voiceofthetrees]

Nonono. I mean.. yes. I am a guy. But him isn't my name.

[caresawholeawfullot]

Sorry. Right. The Lorax. It's really amazing to meet you.

[truffulacide]

It's a little - okay, a lot weirder than I expected. Being needed, I mean. [if that's even the right way to put it.]

[caresawholeawfullot]

Huh? I'm talking about--

Oh, right.

...This is kind of weird.

[truffulacide]

[not as weird as how similar we look.]

Just "kind of"? That's being a little generous. Of all the people who deserve fan clubs, I should rank pretty low on the list. Like, rock bottom, this-is-where-the-ants-are low. [because that's what you were talking about, right? right.]

[caresawholeawfullot]

But, I mean, it all worked out, right?

[truffulacide]

Dunno. I'll have to get back to you on that as soon as I figure out if this is a good thing or not.

[oh, wait. awkward.]

...Uh. As soon as I get your name, of course.

[caresawholeawfullot]

It's me, Te--

[Forehead, meet hand.]

Oh, duh!

[truffulacide]

Te? [pronounces it like "teh"] Wow, and I thought I had it bad.

[naltorian]

[GASP!]

You're the boy!

[caresawholeawfullot]

Am I?

[naltorian]

Yes! You're the boy who cares a whole awful lot!

You're a little...scrawnier in person, but...zeta-awesome!

[caresawholeawfullot]

Oh! Yes, that would be me.

Scrawny? [:/]

Um... Zeta-I'm glad?

[naltorian]

[She laughs, reaching out and ruffling his hair.]

You're the hero of the story!

[caresawholeawfullot]

Well, I just did what I needed to do.

[crampinmyback]

Huh. Didn't know my mun could make a noise like that...

[caresawholeawfullot]

What kind of noise?

[crampinmyback]

This sort of verbal keysmash sound, and laughing.

[caresawholeawfullot]

Ah.

[crampinmyback]

[Whoops. Conversational dead end.]

So... hi. Ted, right?

[caresawholeawfullot]

Right.

And you're the Once-ler.

...But you don't remember me yet, do you?