In the Hover Car, a large and a small figure faced each other for a long time, but in the end, neither could make the other yield.
"Ah right, right, right, who made you the boss? Whatever you say goes."
Artie was the first to lower her head and avert her gaze, shrugging her shoulders and spreading her hands in a perfunctory manner towards Dorothy.
Little Lolita knew all too well that her strength was not an advantage. Saying more would be in vain, only leading to a beating for nothing. So why keep talking? Just let the other person be happy.
Dorothy, of course, heard the insincerity in Artie's words, which made her shake her head in self-derision.
She had too much free time on her hands, even bothering to argue over such a trivial matter.
Indeed, disputes involving ideology never led to any outcome—often because both sides of the argument held their own reasons and evidence.
