Yeah. Sorry. [these damn pigs.] It's okay, you don't have to apologize.
[she doesn't know exactly what happened, but she can tell simon must have done something that made all of the adults very angry. it reminds her of a few different things. of all of the stories she knows where children are punished and taught a lesson for the crime of not following the rules made by adults who could never have comprehended the things they'd have to deal with. she's seen a memory a little like this before, and she says what she said then.]
...You were right. You were right to lie, and to run away. They didn't know what they were talking about and they couldn't keep you safe, so you were right.
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[she doesn't know exactly what happened, but she can tell simon must have done something that made all of the adults very angry. it reminds her of a few different things. of all of the stories she knows where children are punished and taught a lesson for the crime of not following the rules made by adults who could never have comprehended the things they'd have to deal with. she's seen a memory a little like this before, and she says what she said then.]
...You were right. You were right to lie, and to run away. They didn't know what they were talking about and they couldn't keep you safe, so you were right.