“Hey, bug. Whatcha doing?” “Reflecting on how badly I want to be Beth Dutton when I grow up.” “Beth Dutton? I thought Lisbeth Salander was your hero.” “Oh, she is. But Beth is my kindred spirit. I’m thinking about combining the two of them, sprinkling in a little Ellen Ripley, and morphing into a badass. But I need more real-world experience if I’m going to rise to Beth’s level of quick comebacks. I wonder if there’s a class I could take.” “Perhaps, but for now I think we should hold off on some of her more colorful phrases until you’re older.”
