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Edward Penguin 
Listening to her, what she said was really true. She was self confident and prepared to strike it out on her own. As she thought about that, he frowned a little. Nia on her own. What did he really think about that.
"Well, I'm sure that people recognized your cuteness too, don't you think. I mean you two don't exactly look the same, but your not less cute than he might be considered. To be honest, I don't think him cute at all."
"Not the only reason?" he wondered. "What other reason could there be?" he asked.
Pulling the case off her muffin, Nia looked up to Elan and saw a flicker of a frown. "You okay?" she said slowly, worried tht maybe he was thinking of home again.
"Perhaps they did," she said, "and I just wasn't there to hear it." She shrugged. "Me neither," she agree at Theo's lack of cuteness. "I've always though he looks, and acts, like a baby...but there we go. Personal preference and all that."
She blushed, caught out. She didn't want to directly admit the true answer, and instead skirted around it. "To help a friend, and spend time with him," she explained, slightly sheepishly.