Either she finds the joke to be significantly less funny than they - likely, given that their sense of humor is as twisted beyond recognition as they are - or she regards them as an animal.
Yes.
That would be it.
The low cadence of her tone, soft and beseeching, strikes a familiar chord. It is as though she speaks to something lesser, something inhuman, something requiring pity and, if they misbehave, would require the appropriate countermeasures, the crack of a hand against a cheek, or worse, to keep them in line.
They are not surprised, no; this is their lot, and they will play their part. And they smile.]
Have you reason for concern? [An innocent lift to their tone, to match the rosiness of their smile.] You seem to be on edge.
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Either she finds the joke to be significantly less funny than they - likely, given that their sense of humor is as twisted beyond recognition as they are - or she regards them as an animal.
Yes.
That would be it.
The low cadence of her tone, soft and beseeching, strikes a familiar chord. It is as though she speaks to something lesser, something inhuman, something requiring pity and, if they misbehave, would require the appropriate countermeasures, the crack of a hand against a cheek, or worse, to keep them in line.
They are not surprised, no; this is their lot, and they will play their part. And they smile.]
Have you reason for concern? [An innocent lift to their tone, to match the rosiness of their smile.] You seem to be on edge.