[Video] [Christmas Time is here again]

[expectremorse]

[The camera turns on to reveal what looks like Hoffman's room-except for the fact that it's a wreck. There's blankets strewn about and clothes flung EVERYWHERE. Then the camera moves-there's clearly something behind it before there's a small round child in a sweater that's way too big for him

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[expectremorse]

[Hoffman's Sweater is far too big for him. That's saying something because he's the fat kid with the big ears-although at this age it's not nearly as obvious. He drops the doll.]

Are you a friend of hers? Or of- [pause] sir's?

...Where's Angie?

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...Oh.

[Stop. stare]

...but why did I get all these dolls 'stead of the batman playset like Bobby has? This is stuff for Angie and she's not here and...

[His hand sneaks behind him to grip something. You can kind of see it if you look close-it's a very worn and battered dinosaur]

...Is my mommy here? [panic] she can't be mad I opened Angie's gifts! I'm sorry! I thought they were for me cause they had my name on them and stuff but it must've been a...a joke or something!

i have no time for pbs but have an aged down kid

[meanstwin]

[ oh there's a little kid in the same situation. At Thomas's school the teacher's been telling him that all the kids in second grade need to be good examples for the kids below them, and even though this is really weird... and kind of scary... he's going to try to help. So have another kid in an awkward sweater, but this one would be too skinny for normal clothes even. ]

... I can't find my sister either. She probably knows what's going on.

XD

[expectremorse]

[Hoffman's eyes go wide] Is she bigger then you?

[You are a beanpole kid. Hoffman rubs his chest absentmindedly] Angie's little'r then me so I gotta find her soon.

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[meanstwin]

If she's really little you need to watch her. Mine's my age, but she's really good at figuring out what's going on. Maybe she found yours?

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[expectremorse]

Really? [Mark looks up at that, hands down] We gots to find her! If Angie's-I gotta-I gotta watch Angie-

[most_feared]

[NOOO More tinies.] Just hang in there, Sport. We're workin' things out!

[expectremorse]

[Have the best wibbly face Kay.] ...Are you a police man?

[It's the eyes. Or the face. Or the carriage. Hoffman bites his lip] It's not me. 'm a big kid but Angie's little and if something happens to her I'll be in trouble. Big trouble.

Big big Big trouble. [His arms stretch out] This big even.

[most_feared]

Yes, I am.

[So much wobbly face. It's kind of heartbreaking.

Especially with what he has to say next.]

That's a lot of trouble, Slick. I guess we'll have to do whatever we can to make sure she's safe too. We'll get you home real soon, I promise.

Until then, consider this ah... like a sleepaway camp.

[expectremorse]

...Ok. The nice blonde lady said so. I just gotta watch out for her cause it's important.

I've never been to camp before. will we have marshmellows? and graham crackers? My dad says I haveta join the boyscouts when I get older and I don't wanna because they go on hikes and stuff but I like marshmellows.

[Video]

[made_a_choice]

[Simone frowns a little, leans forward, and turns the camera a little.]

You still by yourself?

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[expectremorse]

[the kid sniffs] yeah. With stinky girl toys. [eeew].

...There's creepy old man clothes in here and no good toys like bows and arrows and guns and stuff. [He's been through every box] Most boring adult EVER.

[Video]

[made_a_choice]

[Half a smile] Not a lot of grownups keep toys if they don't have kids.

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[expectremorse]

...Why doesn't he have kids? [he begins idly rifling through clothes and all of the stuff he dragged out of Hoffman's closet.]

Everybody loves kids.