Martian Child Page #3

the arguments against it.

I even get the one that says...

"I don't know if I want to bring

another kid into this world. "

But how do you argue

with the logic...

of loving one

that's already here?

Trans fobo medio.

Trans fobo medio.

Trans fobo medio.

- Dennis!

- Tran fobo medio.

Dennis, what are you doing?

- It's raining!

- I'm waiting for David.

What?

The man with UV protection.

Come in.

Get over here!

Ahem, anybody in there?

Brought you somethin'.

One, two, three, four...

Those really help

cut out the glare...

uh, one...

in your ongoing battle

with the sun.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

One...

Quality throw, chief.

Nice to see ya.

Very nice to see ya, actually.

He's not a puppy

in a window, you know?

I know.

All right,

catch it, catch it.

- Go for it.

- Okay.

You see, he's been abandoned,

emotionally abused...

he's classified

as "hard to place. "

He's... He's never

had a family of his own.

I know, but am I

the right person for him?

I mean, I'm just a writer.

He's seen a lot of doctors,

if that's what you mean.

That's not what he needs.

Oh, you!

At least tell me

what you're thinkin'.

I'm thinking I must be

out of my mind.

I see you remembered

your sunscreen.

You know, it works just as good

if you don't put so much on.

Is that your weight belt?

Earth's gravity is weak.

Mars is constantly

pulling me back.

So without all that stuff...

you think

you'd just float away?

Uh-huh.

That ever happen before?

Yes.

When?

With another

mommy and daddy.

Sophie, someone

- stole my ice cream!

- Hey! Wait up!

Uh, uncommunicative...

a tendency to steal things...

inability to form

personal attachments...

or distinguish

between right and wrong...

and he thinks...

He thinks

he's from outer space.

Not to put too sharp

a point on it...

but I think he thinks

he's from Mars.

How do you plan to deal

with that, Mr. Gordon?

Fantasy is my business.

It's... It's what

I do for a living.

And one of the things

I've learned about fantasy...

uh... in my own life...

is that it can be

a survival technique...

you know, kind

of a coping mechanism...

a way to deal with problems

that are bigger than you...

bigger than you're...

you're capable

of dealing with.

Uh, so, uh, you know...

the... the... the short answer is,

um, you know...

try to find that balance

between socializing him...

and letting him be who he is.

So, um, you know...

um, so, you know,

on the one hand...

uh, help him out

as much as I can...

and on the other hand,

uh, if he wants to...

If this little guy

wants to believe...

he's from another planet...

you know, I mean,

who am I to argue?

This isn't science fiction.

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