voicetest, good morning, sunshine

[coffeeandscream]

Okay. Fine. I'll play your little game, fine. Good luck, though. You know nobody wants another dumb kid around. You do it to yourself, man.

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[bestrooms]

I've seen plenty of kids around. [She's not going to comment on the dumb or not aspect.]

[coffeeandscream]

And I'll bet they get a lot of respect, huh? Everyone wants to play with a baby.

I had to think about going with the pun in this.

[bestrooms]

[pause] Some of them do to be fair.

But given that there's an equal number of male children to female, I'm sure you can all play with yourselves if worse comes to worse.

[pause. backtrack.] ...In any capacity.

QUIET SCREECHING

[coffeeandscream]

Wow. Homophobic and cool with pedophilia. You aren't anyone's mom, are you?

XD

[bestrooms]

Fortunately no. [Ow. That hurt.]

[coffeeandscream]

Then that's some real talent going to waste.

All I'm saying is, when was the last time you saw a place that didn't have a "kiddie table"? Y'know, herd everyone younger than jailbait into a corner, let them amuse themselves? I'm not gonna get taken seriously.

[bestrooms]

[oh she likes you.] This place is large enough that most people are capable of thinking and doing things for themselves. And it's dangerous enough that most people - the smart ones aren't watching out for the children.

[coffeeandscream]

Dangerous?

[bestrooms]

[This is why Lilah will never have children.] Yes. exponentially so.

[coffeeandscream]

...Cool.

So I guess you're probably equipped for danger, huh?

[bestrooms]

[Lilah laughs] A law degree and a pair of stiletto heels will get you far in the world. Trust me on this sweetheart.

[she pauses] Not too much though. No. My writer has my coworker with me and she splits the time too evenly between us for me to do much of anything.

[coffeeandscream]

So you're a little bit of a control freak too?

[bestrooms]

[eyebrow raise] You're one of the more observant kids I've met.

[coffeeandscream]

My dad's a psychologist. [It's not totally smug, but definitely a little.] It runs in the family.

[bestrooms]

Then you should be more then prepared for what's going on out here.

[coffeeandscream]

Pfft. I guess I'll find out pretty soon, huh?

Hey. Can I ask you a question?

[bestrooms]

...Go for it kiddo.

[coffeeandscream]

How long did it take you to get used to stilettos?

[bestrooms]

[Lilah smiles.] At least...six years. I started practicing in law school.

...I swore I was going to be the scariest thing in a court room.

[coffeeandscream]

Six years? That is scary.

[bestrooms]

scary because of the education or the shoes?

[coffeeandscream]

Definitely the shoes. Education fears me.

[bestrooms]

[Oh she really likes you Violet] You'll go far with an attitude like that. Trust me. [she smiles]

And you can achieve some of the same results with flats. Just - stilettos have more of a lasting power.

[coffeeandscream]

And they look really intense too. I figure it can't hurt to have a pair of everything, right? Stilettos for the courtroom, combat boots for the trenches.

[bestrooms]

Thinking of becoming an attorney?

[untrainedpuppy]

Bein' a kid don't make me stupid. [Have a bit of a pout with that.]

[coffeeandscream]

No. But it definitely ups the chances that you are.

[untrainedpuppy]

I ain't stupid. My teacher says I get the best grades in my class.

[coffeeandscream]

Which class is that? Like preschool?

[untrainedpuppy]

No. Third grade. And if most kids are stupid, so are most grown-ups.

[coffeeandscream]

[She rolls her eyes, but...yeah. Okay, that's about right.] Like whatever grown-up forgot to put you to bed?

[untrainedpuppy]

[Have a puppy-scowl.] Ya don't gotta be mean just 'cause you're big.

[coffeeandscream]

...Fine. Okay, sorry. But you really shouldn't be out without an adult or something.

[untrainedpuppy]

My mun's letting me play a little. There's lots of grown-ups in here with me, too. Including Dad and Uncle Lindsey.

[coffeeandscream]

Uncle Lindsey? Seriously.

[untrainedpuppy]

Don't know why Grandmother and Grandfather gave him a girl's name. He's cool, though. Does magic tricks.

[coffeeandscream]

Do you have a girl's name?

[untrainedpuppy]

Nooo. My name is Eliot. Like Dad.

[untrainedpuppy]

[He looks like a little angel as he suddenly asks a question.]

You don't have a boys' name, do you?

[coffeeandscream]

I dunno, do you have any uncles named Violet?

[untrainedpuppy]

I don't think so. I don't know most of my uncles, though.

[coffeeandscream]

You should use'm if you got'm. Do you have brothers or sisters?