Page 125 of Commander’s Mate
“To make them straight.”
“Were they damaged?”
“No.”
He looked horrified.
“Humans voluntarily attach metal to healthy teeth?”
“Children are powerless.”
“That sounds barbaric.”
“Wait until I explain middle school.”
He stared.
I laughed.
Then the laugh thinned.
“My family probably still has all my pictures.”
“Yes.”
“Maybe they look at them.”
“Yes.”
“Maybe every day.”
He did not tell me not to think about it.
Good.
“I want you to meet them,” I said.
“I want that too.”
“What if they think you’re insane?”
“They will be correct.”
“What if my dad hates you?”
“I will attempt diplomacy.”
“That means you’ll stand there being enormous and formal.”
“Yes.”
“He’ll hate that.”
“I can sit.”
I laughed.
“What if Meya hates me?”
