That must mean you got plenty of parties to go to. Good for you. [It wasn't sardonic.]
And I think we all dress up now and then, but all in all it's only a couple of times a year. Parties are harder here, generally. What with all the.. stuff that happens. How're you takin' those, by the by? You doin' alright?
Parties for no reason involve a lot of positive effort from someone; unfortunately, we're not exactly chalk full of folks made of sunshine. [He knew he sure as hell wasn't one.]
Really? You're onna the lucky ones. Never sure how people manage to stay out of it, otherwise I'd be right along beside ya.
I guess this last one didn't really count because I've never been younger. I've always just been this age. Physically. And before that it was sort of fun being a circus strongman because it was like playing pretend!
Why not? Like I said, ain't that what most magics are? Even the practical magic that I'm teachin' myself - do I need someone else to believe that I'm an amatur magician to make me one?
There is more nuance to the idea; you'll have to prove it to yourself, find out what the limits are but- Most of bein' a human being is motivation. What we feel like doin', becomin', what parts of ourselves we chose to build up and work at.
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Was this your first Christmas?
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( Ken sounds so delighted by that. )
We celebrate Christmas every year in Barbieland. This is the first year I got real gifts, though! But it was sort of lonely.
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You didn't hang out with anyone?
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I'll be in jeans and a tshirt, so the bar is set real low.
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( If jeans are good enough for Raylan, then they are definitely good enough for Ken. He wishes he had a cool jean jacket to wear with them! )
It's really weird people don't dress up here. We always go all out for parties back home.
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That must mean you got plenty of parties to go to. Good for you. [It wasn't sardonic.]
And I think we all dress up now and then, but all in all it's only a couple of times a year. Parties are harder here, generally. What with all the.. stuff that happens. How're you takin' those, by the by? You doin' alright?
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( It's very fun and more people should dress up more often. )
Oh! I'm doing okay. Nothing super weird has happened to me.
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Really? You're onna the lucky ones. Never sure how people manage to stay out of it, otherwise I'd be right along beside ya.
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But a strongman ain't a bad gig. You pack folks into the seat with your act? Tell me there was at least one show where you lift two ladies on a bar.
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( A pause. )
Or am I? Do you think I was just strong because it was Barbieland and that's just how someone played with me?
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Maybe you only need to believe that you're strong to be strong. Like Magic - willing it into bein'.
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[He had a point, he swears.]
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And I think belief in yourself is a powerful thing, even for regular human type people.
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