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She fights down the tears, just enough till she gets to the water fountain and douses herself with water. There, just worked up a sweat, is all. And she's out of breath, which is why she's doing all this gasping for air, so she's gotta drink some water now!
Ha, Ha! There, perfectly fine!
Her face still burns with betrayal, and her nose is runny. She magics up a cloth, and dries her face off.
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You point out, "You cried."
"No kidding? Thanks, Inspecter!"
"Hrm..." Alright Scolding, you know the score, it's time to switch. With your arm, you hold a bucket of popcorn in front of your face, and sink down.
After some rustling, you pop your head up and take in a breath of fresh air- koff, koff, some smoggy air. Then, you pat Peppa on the head. "There, there!"
Peppa blushes, and growls, "I'm not a kid." She doesn't swat your hand away though.
"I see, I see," you say soothingly as you finish tousling her hair. "Wanna wear my hat, then?"
The frowning Peppa eyes your hat, and looks away. "...sure."
You remove your hat, revealing a second hat on your head, and place the first one atop Peppa. "You really value your friendships with Videl."
Peppa pulls the tip of the hat down to cover her face. "Yeah."
"That's good. My advice for a situation like that, though?"
Peppa lets an eye peek through the brim of her hat.
You smile at her, and explain, "You can't take your friends for granted. You have to let them know about your plans before you spring them, and if they tell you 'No' even if it sounds good to you, well, then you'll have to decide whose judgment you truly do value more, yours or theirs."
Her frown deepens. "But why can't my friend trust that I have good judgment?"
"Everyone thinks they have a good head on their shoulders. But when they get stubborn, they are inflated things filled with hot air. You have to let go of your own ego and let other people in before you explode at someone."
She huffs. "But if they don't trust me, why should I care what they think?"
"Peppa?"
She looks up to see your loving smile.
"You do care about what others think of you. Sure, it hurts when they're mad at you, but, when Videl helped you up, how did you feel then?"
"..." She squirms. "...better."
Hooray, you didn't raise a sociopath! Golden Rule in place! "Just keep that in mind, and treat your friends right, and you'll get over these scuffles. I promise."
"You mean it?" Peppa looks up at you... then looks over towards the tower of film reels. She sighs. "Never mind, I'm afraid we've only scratched the surface, so no need to jump the gun with a promise like that.
"Oh?" What else happens in those other reels that has her so defeatist? "Well, let's see then!"
"There is one bit of this left."
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School is out for the day, and Peppa walks out into the courtyard alone, having managed to evade bro and his new squeeze.
