Worn and discarded in the appropriate places is a much better plan.

"I mostly had to deal with mean girls." It's a whole different breed. "Not now. I do have a choice, it's a form and a fee to change it as an adult. But what I want now and what I wanted at ten..." Sigh. The past is a forgotten planet.

She shifts her hold of the chao to offer an elbow to him. "Why don't you tell me about it on our way down to the party? The stairs are a little crowded right now, but if you'd like to take my arm?"