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[twenty four] I need an adult.

[video clicks on and Molly is sitting in her open closet with Mouse, the dogosaurus, beside her. she looks extremely worried.]

Um. Excuse me? [she hooks an arm around one of Mouse's legs and hugs him.] I'm not supposed to be by myself at night. I stayed alone with Fluffy [yes, she has named Mouse Fluffy for the time being] last night, but he's not really like being with a grown up, and he kept the monsters from coming after me while I slept, but I would really like an adult. Does anyone know who I'm supposed to stay with? Please?

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[Oh dear non-existent god that girl has a pet monster....] I don't know. But I think I'll sleep in the eighth floor common room tonight. If anyone wants to join me they can bring some blankets and I'll see about getting them some snacks and something to watch.

[He wants to help watch the kids, he does. But he can't fit them in his room. and he can make a common room pretty defensible.]

...Can I bring my dog? He doesn't like it when I leave him alone. And will you check for monsters?

[That is such a freakishly large dog. But it doesn't seem hostile.] Of course you can. And I certainly will. Don't worry, they couldn't sneak by me. I would smell them.

[Oh, and uh...]

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If a man named Comrade O'Brien tried to talk to you, please note that he was being a very bad person and trying to make people afraid of one another so you would do what he said. He was taken to [er] jail.

[Cissie is ALARMED!]

What do you mean? He's in jail? He was nice!

He wasn't really nice. He was trying to trick you into doing things that he said, and the easiest way to do that is by being nice at first. What did he say to you?

[EPIC FROWNING.]

He said we have to watch out for bad guys, like villains like Lex Luthor, because they're selfish and greedy and they hurt people to be better and they don't want to share. And if we see people doing that, we have to tell a grown up so they can fix them.

I've never heard of Lex Luthor.

There are greedy and selfish people out there. But he didn't want to fix them. He just wanted everyone to think like him because he's old and lonely. He thinks if more people think like him, then he's safer than if people don't. Which is pretty selfish in itself, because some people don't want to think like him. But he makes them, until they don't like each other and only like the thing that he does.

What is Lex Luthor like?

But... He said it's important to work together and not to break the rules. And he was a teacher and he was gonna teach me stuff like at a real school...

[WOE. She wanted to go to school so much! But time for her Serious Face now.] Lex Luthor's a bad man. He steals and lies and breaks the law and sometimes he hurts people and Superman has to stop him.

And he stole forty cakes. That's four tens. And that's terrible.

...You win an internet, my dear. ♥

Sometimes not all rules are good. You should follow rules, but you're supposed to be able to question them.

Let's say if a rule said it was alright for you that when a man married, he owned his wife and everything she owned. She wasn't allowed to make decisions for herself anymore. She couldn't even decide not to be married in the first place because it was arranged. Do you think she should get in trouble if she wanted to run away? Even if it was against the rules? I don't think she should.

Superman? [That's a strangely familiar concept. But Rhade knows nothing about comics.]

[Her eyes go WIDE. What is this terrible rule you're making up??]

No! That's not fair! Mommy says you're supposed to marry someone you love, and that men and women are equal 'cause girls can do anything boys do, sometimes even better. Is that the kind of rules Mr. O'Brien meant?

Superman's a hero! He can fly and he's really strong and smart and brave and he protects people and sometimes he saves the whole world!

Girls are very strong and smart and impressive. [He's not gonna lie. He's a Nietzschean and he thinks women are the best.] But some places make rules like that. Mr. O'Brien's rules won't let you read certain books or learn about certain things unless he says that it's alright. And if you do what he says, he promises that you'll be safer and he can protect you.

[He can fly? What is this... He doesn't even... But there are people on board with flying dogs.] He sounds very impressive. [He wishes that he would have been better at saving worlds.] Lex Luthor isn't here though, so you should be alright.

[...He's pretty sure Lex Luthor isn't here, anyway.]

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[Her expression brightens at that, but quickly turns alarmed. That's exactly what he said!] Did he lie? Why would he lie?

[She nods enthusiastically about Superman, but remains solemn.] He's a superhero! He can do anything. But there are a lot of other bad guys. What if they're here instead? Is Mr. O'Brien a bad guy?

Because he's lonely. It's easier when you're lonely.

I think that he is. I don't think you should trick children into being afraid of things. I think you should teach them to learn more about them. So if you want to learn something important, you're still allowed. Just because you don't have specific rules that you can follow, doesn't mean that you can't be a good person and help people if they need it.

[Ha, the traitor giving advice on being a good person. But he at least knows from experience that sometimes even best intentions don't work.]

[Molly is happy about that. Mouse obviously is, too, because he thumps his tail and gives you a doggy-grin.]

You would smell them? Do monsters smell bad?

[Kid Filter]

I never met him. I just met Mr. Paddy, and he made pepperoni and mushroom pizza, and salad for a vegetable. Why is he in jail? What did he do? Is he a human monster?

[That dog is so large. He's never going to get over this.]

Real monsters? Yes. [He's thinking of Magog.] I can smell them from far off.

He's not a very nice person. But he's still just a person, and he shouldn't be able to hurt anybody now.

You remembered to eat your vegetables too?

[Yes, he really, really is.]

Wooooow. [See Molly's tiny, tiny wide-eyed awe.] Is that a special power? Monster-smelling?

Good--I'm glad he can't hurt people now.

I did! Mama says you're supposed to have a vegetable with every meal--especially kids.

Good! Your mother advised you well.

All of my people have a good sense of smell. But there's only two of us here, so I suppose it would be special.

She's really smart. She knows everything.

Who are your people?

We're called Nietzscheans. We're strong, we have very intense senses, and we take very good care of our children.

[beeeeeeeam]

Like me. Can we have a blanket fort?

You'll have to show me how one is made. [He can guess, though. It's out of pillows.]

I can show you. I'll bring extra blankets. [She hugs Mouse's leg again.] Fluffy will help me. I'm on level Seven. We have to carry them up the stairs.

I'll come and help you. [That dog is going to be even bigger in person, isn't it? Oh goodness.]

[Yeah. Think something on the lines of Tibetan Mastiff]

Really? Thank you so much! I'm in room seventeen, and my name is Molly. What's your name?

Commander Gaheris Rhade. It's a pleasure to meet you, Molly. And you too [Giant dog] Fluffy.

It's nice to meet you too, Commander Rhade. [polite tiny-Molly is polite] I'm going to get into my pajamas, then Fluffy and I will come find you!

I'll meet you up in the 7th floor hallway.

[Clad in pink pajamas with fluffy bunny slippers, Molly is out in the seventh floor corridor. She has an armload of blankets from her bed, and Mouse is walking docilely behind her. Looking huge.]

[Soon Rhade comes out, all sturdy muscular guy and boyish face and gaze fixed on the huge dog before he finally smiles at her.] Hi Molly.

[Molly looks up at him and gives him a big smile.] Hi! I grabbed all the blankets from my room! [She's struggling a little to hold him, but she's very happy.] I bet we can make the whole room into a blanket fort!

You certainly have them in ample supply. [He leans down to help her with her blanket load.] At least we'll be well reinforced.

[The solemnest nod.] No monsters will be able to sneak in. [She reaches up to wrap her arms around his waist for a tight hug.] Thank you for coming to find me.

[The hug was a little surprising, and reminded him of getting off work at home. Of coming in to see his family when he could. His daughters always so excited to see him.

Sometimes he misses his family very much.

He reaches down and ruffles her blond hair.] You make it sound as if it were an effort.

[She looks up and smiles, still hugging him.] Well, you didn't have to.

[He's going to be dead of happy beaming face so much. He's being dosed with so much of it from below. He does his best to shift everything and then moves to stoop down.] Put your arms around my neck and hop on. [Burly Nietzschean will piggy back her down there.]

[Molly squeaks with happy and climbs on. PIGGY BACK RIDE.] We're going to the eighth floor now?

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