[Being addressed by another kid makes her... still pretty nervous, honestly, because this poor girl is basically perpetually anxious, but she's at least a lot less nervous about it than she is about talking to an adult.]
[At age eleven, she's only about a year younger, but that matters more at that age- this other girl is almost a teenager, therefore she is clearly far more Wise And Experienced, says kid logic.]
Oh- yes, sorry. [...Wait, that's probably kind of unclear.] That is, um. [And for the love of God, speak properly, don't pause and mumble so much, are you stupid? Do you want people to think you're stupid?]
Yes, I'm okay. And yes I'm lost. [A pause, and then she clarifies.] I'm okay except for being lost.
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[At age eleven, she's only about a year younger, but that matters more at that age- this other girl is almost a teenager, therefore she is clearly far more Wise And Experienced, says kid logic.]
Oh- yes, sorry. [...Wait, that's probably kind of unclear.] That is, um. [And for the love of God, speak properly, don't pause and mumble so much, are you stupid? Do you want people to think you're stupid?]
Yes, I'm okay. And yes I'm lost. [A pause, and then she clarifies.] I'm okay except for being lost.
...Sorry.