The sun's dying down, but Mikoto has lived here her whole life, and it's Hinamizawa, and everyone knows everyone, so Keiichi, who has to lock up, sees her off to walk home alone without a worry. Little Mikoto scampers off down the path with her little backpack, but then she turns back, and very swiftly, without a word, hugs Keiichi tight. It lasts a few moments. Then she rushes off, faster than before.
It’s all so simple. Children do it all the time. At the age of ten, they’re allowed to pick a Starter Pokémon and begin their journey. And Goh kept rambling on and on and on about how he wanted Mew to be his partner (before Scorbunny came hopping along).
If he could do it, so could she [Chloe]. She could run away and leave the city behind and go on a journey by herself.
If he could do it, so could she [Chloe]. She could run away and leave the city behind and go on a journey by herself.
Bridgette: Where's Candice? She isn't in her room.
Alex: I don't know. She said she was gonna go grab dinner.
Bridgette: Five year olds don't just "grab dinner"! You have to order it on GrubHub for them.
Alex: I don't know. She said she was gonna go grab dinner.
Bridgette: Five year olds don't just "grab dinner"! You have to order it on GrubHub for them.
—Close Enough, "Quilty Pleasures"
"Okay, that was on me, but so fun to be traveling into outer space with a bunch of kids who teleported into my house with no adult supervision."
—Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe
They get permission to go off exploring, and...wait, WHAT? Three ten-year-olds, one eight-year-old, one seven-year-old? Alone? IN THE BAHAMAS?
IT'S NOT FUCKING GATED COMMUNITY, CONNECTICUT. (I'd be concerned about those broad daylight gunpoint robberies in Nassau listed there, but I'm sure Claudia's stalker would dive in front of a bullet for her.)
IT'S NOT FUCKING GATED COMMUNITY, CONNECTICUT. (I'd be concerned about those broad daylight gunpoint robberies in Nassau listed there, but I'm sure Claudia's stalker would dive in front of a bullet for her.)—3_foot_6 on The Babysitters Club Super Special #1: Baby-Sitters on Board!
on The Babysitters Club Super Special #1: Baby-Sitters on Board!"Hey, hold on, lady! I'm not the one who let her kids out on a school night to break into other peoples' lairs, okay?! I mean, Jesus, what kind of an absentee mother are you?!"
— Dr. Havoc, Dr. Havoc's Diary ("Super Kids")
