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Stop that. I'm not a little kid - thirteen, mun. Thirteen. I am mostly an adult! I can think abstractly! I can know that an adult's not perfect without hating them for it! I can have responsibilities.

That is officially too old to be "cute".

[What if it's girls calling you that?] ...I... um... I'm too busy for that kind of thing. Plus it's embarrassing, especially in front of people!

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Considering the number of 900-year-olds who are exceedingly cute, I will have to go with the two cuties who chimed in before me.

I would so rather be cool. Or brilliant. Or - what do they say? Baudas? ...You know, bold and tough and capable.

['Badass'. ...Luke, stop picking up Outworlder slang. It's getting weird.]

... badass.

Luke, it doesn't matter what people call you or even think of you. You can't - or, at least, you shouldn't - control what people think. You are and can be bold and capable and amazing. Be what you want to be, and let people draw the conclusions they can.

Although not turning down family affection has something to be said about it, too.

Badass. Right.

I don't know about Outworlders, but back home 'cute' also means 'clever, but not clever enough'. I think.

[He wrinkles his nose.] I'm not turning it down, I just don't want to be treated like a little kid. I am way too old to have my hair ruffled. [Luke's mun gets an indignant look.]

And I will resort back to nine hundred year olds. Whose hair I do ruffle, provided they aren't committing something silly again. Like a fez.

I think it was more cute as in adorable, rather than not clever enough. That would be rather imprecise, where you are concerned -at any age.

It's different with adults. ...Even ones who wear hats.

Even that's got this condescending feel... It's just got this different connotation, when you're older.

A little different.

But, really, it is more affection that condescension. From many people who would call you cute.

[He wrinkles his nose.] I'm not going to win this, am I?

*laughs quietly* Probably not, but then again - losing means having people you probably like smiling at you, so it isn't a complete loss, now is it?

'Probably'? River, I am hurt.

Of course you are. You'll get cookies to make up for that.

No, I won't try to bake them.

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