I tilt the kids a bit heavily towards Lisa Simpson syndrome sometimes but having a nine year old talk about visiting a child psychologist feels like a delicate balance of terminology and word choice vs properly conveying things.
Dialogue cut for brevity: T: I-I don't... wait, why aren't you... laughing and stuff? You were laughing yesterday. S: Nots recordings you nows. ... S: (scared face) Oh craps, I shouldn'ts have saids thats! T: I-It's okay... Can... can sit here?
Sandy was established early on as a hyperactive sugar junkie. That part of her character hasn't gotten a lot of attention, but she still is canonically a massive sweet tooth fiend.
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If a sincerely given apology is still commanded of you, does that cheapen it?
If it seems like Mina’s letting them off light, remember this IS the second time they’ve all gotten in trouble for ganging up on other kids. Their parents are maaaaaaaad.
In an earlier draft of this, the conversation happened before recess ended and Mina's deal was that if they all wrote out "I will never hit people again" two hundred times before recess ended they'd be off scot free. They all pulled it off but had severe hand cramps from all the speed-writing. I like scary blood-voice Mina better. :3
