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[sandwormie]

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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[sandwormie]

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.]

[packing_again]

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.

[sandwormie]

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.

[packing_again]

A little different.

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

[sandwormie]

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

[packing_again]

*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?

[sandwormie]

'Probably'? River, I am hurt.

[packing_again]

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

No, I won't try to bake them.