"But that's cool! You wanna be someone who is the best!" And it's as if that snarling little kid from earlier has completely vanished. He's all bright smiles with missing baby teeth. He places his hands on her shoulders and nods enthusiastically.

"Those other guys were just jerks and they don't have dreams and they're stupid for it!!" And here he pauses for a moment. "But that's a people thing. My dad says people aren't good at everything 'cause - 'cause then we'd be boring."