[They offer it out with only a moment's hesitation. He can't be...he can't really mean it, can he? He's being nice. It's so small, and simple, and it's a quintessential child's picture, and nothing more.
But he sounds happy to say it, so they hand it to him, and smile.]
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But he sounds happy to say it, so they hand it to him, and smile.]
...really?