<span class="mu-i">“What I’m getting at is that we have to remember that not everyone is capable of what we can pull off, so we need to watch out.”</span> She shifts her head from side to side, and faux-whispers to Peppa. <span class="mu-i">”And here’s my secret, if someone’s making you mad, just remember they can’t even fly, and all of a sudden you don’t have to prove anything to them!”</span>
Peppa snorts at that.
Chuu Lee raises a finger. <span class="mu-i">“One thing though: your cousin. She is for sure someone who can fly, heck, she can hit the ground hard and walk it off. Girl tied with you at the Tag Tourney. And I remember she got plenty of licks keeping up with you running around as kids. So how did it get to where you shoved her so hard she bled?”</span>
“...” Well then. Videl and Gohan definitely weren’t fans, but what the heck, let’s see how their Teach likes it? <span class="mu-i">“I can’t say. That is, I won’t.”</span>
…
<span class="mu-i">“...I mean, from what I’ve heard, she didn’t go flying. If you shoved someone seriously, they’d do that. Even your cousin, caught unawares?”</span>
Peppa’s face curls. <span class="mu-i">“And what all have you heard? and who’dja hear it from.”</span>
…ah, that last part was supposed to stay in her thoughts. Telepathy does have its downsides.
https://youtu.be/3aDk-Kxen9EChuu Lee places a hand on her shoulder, nurturingly. <span class="mu-i">“Your brother and Videl said you took off to look after your cousin even when doing so would make you look bad. When they asked about what happened, they said you wouldn’t tell them anything, but that you cleared things up with Izumi. Videl gave you some distance until you could explain things to her. But then she saw you ‘acting cagey’ the past few days, and you’ve been so lost in your head and let yourself get hit with volleyballs and threw a fit- Look, she worries about you, y’know?</span>
<span class="mu-i">“And then Gohan told me you won’t open up to him because you don’t think he’s trustworthy. That around his new friends you would ask them why they would want to hang out with him and try to dominate the conversation and ice him out of things. He’s really torn up about it.”</span>
In response to these revelations, Peppa solemnly nods.
Then, she turns her head to the side, and goes “PFFFFFFFFFTTT!!!”
“Peppa!” Chuu Lee scolds.
Her student chuckles, shaking her head. “Hehehahaha! …sorry, Teach, I’m afraid you’ve lost me with all that. That just hasn’t been the world I’m living in!”
“What do you mean.”
“...” Why use words when you can stream your experiences via a palm to the forehead? So with that logic, Peppa has her teacher talk to the hand. After sharing enough, Peppa withdraws her hand, and backs away a few steps.
“...!” The images having sorted through her mind, Chuu Lee drops onto her other knee.
…
Peppa crosses her arms, waiting.
…
.........
Finally, a teacher wanting to believe the best of all her students lady argues on their behalf, <span class="mu-i">“...I’m sure there must be some misunderstandings?”</span>
“...heheheh, must be! Cuz I don’t seriously don’t know, just where they get off!”
