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[He is, of course, not quite responsible to ask her whether it's okay with Bruce if she goes out for ice cream, and thus, has no idea that she's on her own. As soon as she's out the door he heads off in the direction of the ice cream parlor, obviously fixated on satisfying his sugar craving.]

What's your favorite kind of ice cream?

[horseish]

Maple walnut. What about you?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

I've never tried maple walnut. I can't pick a favorite, though. They're all good.

[horseish]

Do you eat ice cream all the time?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Not all the time. Sometimes I eat cake.

[horseish]

My father told me eating like that all the time makes all your teeth fall out.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

[He grins a wide smile.]

All my teeth look pretty good, don't they?

[horseish]

For now. Maybe they're only waiting to fall out when you're not ready for it.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Maybe, but life is short, and ice cream is good.

[horseish]

Yes. I never even got to have ice cream until we started traveling.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

I didn't have it as a kid, either.

[He's pushing open the door to the ice cream parlor, now, holding it for her.]

[horseish]

[She makes a beeline for the glass case, pressing both hands into it to peer in. It doesn't help being small like she is to see anything, but she'll grow one of these days, dammit.]

[recognize_an_opportunity]

[He can relate, although at least he can see into the glass.]

They've got a lot of options. I might have to have more than one.

[Too much ice cream? No such thing.]

[horseish]

There IS chocolate, too.

[It's a serious consideration.]

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Chocolate's a classic. It goes with everything.

[He's staring into the case like it's a life or death decision. Better get that ice cream right.]

[horseish]

Even beans?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

I've never tried, but I bet it'd work.