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Family Disagreements

“No. No, no-no-no-no-no-no. Absolutely not!”

“But…”

“No! You can just forget asking, because it’s not going to happen.”

“Well, what if…”

“Am I not making myself clear?! Have you suddenly gone deaf?!”

“No. I just…”

“Then why to you keep trying to ask? Your mother and I have made our opinion quite clear, and so long as you are living under our roof, you will do as we say!”

“Okay, okay! Fine! I get it!”

“Don’t take that tone of voice with me, child. You remember what happened to your older brother.”

“Yeah, but he deserved it! But that situation just proves that you’re not always right.”

“Excuse me?!”

“Yeah, you ask mom. You were so sure he was cooked properly. We told you he wasn’t done. But, no. You insisted we eat him, or go to bed without supper. And half of us got sick!”

“Young lady, that is enough! You get in your ship, return that human to his home planet, and come right back. And if you ever do anything like this again, I don’t have to tell you what’ll be on the menu that night!”

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