[ we'll get them all from you. just like. one at a time... anyway she nods so enthusiastically at the comparisons comment.

but then pauses. ]

... But... It's also like—

[ —well it doesn't matter because whatever she was going to say gets cut off by the wind and a memory. from 3:01:49 to 3:05:11. ]

[ ah. in his case it's mostly because his brothers have shit reputations and it puts him at a disadvantage having to prove that he's better than them. ]

...Was that him?

[ for alex it's the opposite. her brother was perfect, and no one expected much from her. but that was kind of fine really, because she also thought he was perfect. ]

Yeah.

[ yeah, that was definitely the impression he got just now... ]

Ah... sorry.

It was a long time ago.

[ ... awkwardly tries to just go back like that didn't happen... ]

But. Uh, yeah, it's like. Everyone thinks you get babied when you're the youngest. But that's not necessarily the case.

[ he is fine with that. ]

Yeah! Like, god, I have to play the nagging mother role with the rest of them half the time, and then they have to nerve to tell me I have it the easiest??

Right? Like, how do I have it easiest? I feel like I took on more chores if anything.

[ she didn't. ]

[ he also really only does do this half of the time and the other half he DOES expect people to do everything for him just because he's cute. ]

Sooo annoying.

[ she's not spoiled by her family... but she sure got used to be spoiled by other people and is now stupid about it. ]

And everyone says I got the "weird genes." What does that even mean.

What does that mean?

[ unfortunately he and his brothers all have the exact same genes...... ]

I don't know. He said I have weird ankles. I have normal ankles!

Weird ankles?

[ ...glances down at her ankles i guess??? what makes an ankle weird?? ]

Okay, well, they're not weird.

I know that already!

I'm just verifying as a neutral third party!

Well thank you...

You're welcome...

[ ... ]

When you're not play-fighting. [ chalking up any of his complaints to just 'play-fighting' is kind of rude but okay. ] Do you get along with your brothers?

I mean, we do a lot of stuff together, and it's usually fun, so yeah? But they're also kind of toxic. Like, any time they see me succeeding at doing something on my own without them, they get all vindictive about it and try to sabotage me.

Oh. Well that sucks... Like—what sort of success? They just get jealous, or what?

Yeah. Like, the first job I got, they all came and made a huge scene during my shift in front of the manager and all the customers. And this one time when I went on a beach trip with some friends, they followed me there so they could lie in wait and then carry me off and tie me up whenever it looked like I was starting to have fun.

That's like... actually bad...

[ she was hoping for something funnier. damn. ]

So, what, you just can't tell them when you have anything to be excited about?

[ these things are all 100% played for comedy and they're very goofy they're just NOT FUNNY FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE!!! ]

Basically, yeah. But then they get mad that I didn't tell them things when they eventually find out.

[ the cartoon funny doesn't translate!!! :meowno: ]

Well that's their own fault for acting that way!