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mindy 'hit girl' macready

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I have questions about weddings.

I need to know these things.

[Mindy will write them down, her writing is mostly printing and it's trying to be very neat.]

1. What do you wear at a wedding?

2. Do I have to get them a present?

3. Should I know anything else about weddings?

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Oooooh, I see. If it's supposed to be a secret, I can keep it on the DL no problem. Snag me and invite if you can, okay? I love weddings...

I dunno if I'm gonna get married when I grow up, though.

I'll totally see if you can come. I'll need help anyway. Neal says I have to dance too.

So, why wouldn't you get married?

I'm actually not sure about what kinds of dances that you should do at weddings, but I can learn that, easy.

Depends on what I decide to be when I grow up! I might not have time for a husband, and all that.

That sounds smart. I already know I don't want to get married. It sounds stupid. I don't want to have babies anyway.

I'm not sure about the baby thing yet. [ she doesn't even know if it's possible, but luckily she doesn't spend much time thinking about that ] Babies are so cute and soft and sweet, but they're also loud and gross and spitty. Talk about your extremes.

Who has time for babies? I am gonna be too busy for that.

What are you gonna do when you grow up?

Fight crime.

[ sounding both surprised and pleased ]

Seriously? Like a superhero? You're not pulling my leg, are you?

Yep. Totally like a superhero and I'm being serious.

[ her candidness is surprising! she hesitates before she asks: ]

So do you go to superhero school or something? For training? I only ask because it seems logical and it doesn't seem like you just decided this out of the blue or anything.

Nope. My dad trained me, and I did it because he did it.

Did it? As in you're already doing it? Do you have a superhero costume? And a superhero name?

[She laughs a bit]

Yes to all of the above. [She figures, it's time that Nudge got let in on her secret, she's just not very good at how to handle it.]

[ there is a healthy pause, and then-- ]

Sorry if I sound like a broken record, but seriously? And your dad let you??

Yup. Totally seriously and my dad trained me. I mean, it was his idea when he got out of prison.

[ 'scuse her while she gets sidetracked; it'll only be for a second ]

Wait, isn't he a cop? And it was his idea to make you into a superhero? That's really weird... and I mean it's totally cool in a way but--

[ and then she stops as something else occurs to her. even though this is a filter, her voice lowers to a whisper. ]

He didn't give you... powers, or anything, did he?

He was a cop but he got framed and went to prison. There was a lot of resentment, I think.

Anyway, he trained me and then we went after the people that framed him and I didn't get powers or anything. Just a lot of training.

[ she tries to let this sink in. whoa. whoa. hmmmmmmmmmmm. WHOA. ]

So you go after bad guys? Here in Paradisa too?

Yep. I patrol at night sometimes.

That is so cool! You're an actual superhero!

[ she has said that before but it bears saying again. omg... seriously: ]

Thanks for telling me. Can I know your superhero name, or do you need to keep it a secret?

You're one of my best friends, I thought that it'd be good to have no secrets.

And I go by Hit Girl. My dad named me.

[ SQUISHY FEELINGS START HERE. she takes a moment to feel pleased ]

Hit Girl? I like it! It's simple, and like... effective.

[ and here comes ponderous silence as she wonders if she should... say something... and if so... how............ ]

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