You don't seem too young for that responsibility to me. [ That's... it's said like a compliment, she definitely means it as one. ] Are you gonna adopt me? When they decide you're old enough.
[ She hasn't been shy or subtle about wanting Claire and Leon as her adoptive parents. Claire has been far more receptive to the idea and it gives her hope. As they head towards an aisle her attention gets caught on the various items on sale. ]
I appreciate that, sweetie, but unfortunately courts look at stuff like age and marital status and all that...
[ She trails off, not wanting to get into all the nitty gritty of it. Realistically she knows it's unlikely she'll ever be able to adopt Sherry, but God how she wants to. It's funny that even though there's not that significant of a distance between their ages that she feels so maternal towards the little girl. She watches as Sherry looks at items, and reaches out a few times to grab things herself. ]
[ She doesn't frown, but she doesn't seem thrilled by the idea of Claire getting judged by the courts. There's a moment of quiet thought to herself before the word sparkles has her full unbridled attention. She could give a crow a run for its money. That's definitely one way to get her off the subject. ] I love sparkles but I keep getting in trouble because [ She puts on a voice that is clearly mimicking Simmons despite sounding nothing like him. ] "it gets everywhere." [ To be fair, the moment he pointed that out, she kinda realised he was right. ]
Is your favourite colour red? [ It's asked very seriously, like Claire's favourite colour is of the utmost importance to their shopping trip. Which, to be fair, to Sherry it is. She's already locking on to anything her favourite colour but she needs to know what to show Claire. She's seen Claire wear a lot of red. ]
[ Claire wrinkles her nose at Sherry's imitation of Simmons, reaching out to grab two tubes of body glitter and throw them in the basket. ]
Well, lucky for you I love sparkles everywhere.
[ Chris had been victim of more than one arts and crafts project growing up, but he'd always been a pretty good sport about it. At Sherry's question, Claire tilts her head thoughtfully. ]
You know, I never really thought about it. I think I look good in red. I don't know if it's my favorite color, though. I think I like blue a little more.
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[ She hasn't been shy or subtle about wanting Claire and Leon as her adoptive parents. Claire has been far more receptive to the idea and it gives her hope. As they head towards an aisle her attention gets caught on the various items on sale. ]
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[ She trails off, not wanting to get into all the nitty gritty of it. Realistically she knows it's unlikely she'll ever be able to adopt Sherry, but God how she wants to. It's funny that even though there's not that significant of a distance between their ages that she feels so maternal towards the little girl. She watches as Sherry looks at items, and reaches out a few times to grab things herself. ]
Ooh, sparkles.
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Is your favourite colour red? [ It's asked very seriously, like Claire's favourite colour is of the utmost importance to their shopping trip. Which, to be fair, to Sherry it is. She's already locking on to anything her favourite colour but she needs to know what to show Claire. She's seen Claire wear a lot of red. ]
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Well, lucky for you I love sparkles everywhere.
[ Chris had been victim of more than one arts and crafts project growing up, but he'd always been a pretty good sport about it. At Sherry's question, Claire tilts her head thoughtfully. ]
You know, I never really thought about it. I think I look good in red. I don't know if it's my favorite color, though. I think I like blue a little more.