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Elayne cooked a delicious meal and placed it on the table. Little Hope and her friend Mary came running as soon as they heard Elayne was cooking, eagerly sitting down next to Lisette to enjoy the food.
"Wow, Lisette! Hi! Are you going to become my friend now?" asked Little Hope.
"Eh? Ah, I wouldn't mind!" Lisette smiled.
"Hey, Hope, you can't just go around telling her to become your friend..." Mary said. "That's something that just happens!"
"But I want to become her friend... and yours too!" Lisette nodded. "I want to make lots of friends..."
"Well, if you insist..." Mary replied with a nod.
"Anyway, let's enjoy the food before it gets cold, everyone," Elayne said, sitting down next to Mark and beginning to eat.
As they ate, the conversation quickly shifted toward Lisette and his origins. He had to speak up—he wouldn't be let off the hook until he addressed the elephant in the room.
