He doesn't know how the Change works! He didn't see me get wet. Besides, if he goes around saying, "I think these kids are sea monsters because they don't have bellybuttons" — he'll sound crazy to other humans...! Right?! Like— th-the same way normal humans would think it sounds crazy if someone accused them of being monsters! If I were a normal human, I'm supposed think that's really weird and deny it, right?!
[ That's been his operating approach with this situation: How crazy would this accusation sound to a normal human? He should act like how a normal human would act. It's not a convincing case, though, when Alberto's gaps in what's "normal" to humans seem to be as wide as ever... ]
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Date: 2022-07-14 08:58 pm (UTC)[ That's been his operating approach with this situation: How crazy would this accusation sound to a normal human? He should act like how a normal human would act. It's not a convincing case, though, when Alberto's gaps in what's "normal" to humans seem to be as wide as ever... ]