I am...conflicted [about the Robin Hood re-release]
Even outside of the whole "this could suck like Cats" thing, I'm kinda sick of live action remakes in general. The original animated versions of great movies are great. Live action movies are great. That doesn't mean they both get exponentially greater together. I'd rather have a new story, like Onward did or something. That movie gave me hope for modern cinema, that new plots did in fact exist. New story, crappy visuals>old story but super polished, shiny, and beautiful.
*buries face in rat-hands*
Yes...yes...!
I hear you, but... How was I possibly supposed to predict things would go this far?! I thought you'd see through it quickly and you'd be miffed at first but then we'd have a bit of a laugh about it! Oh, for yogurt's sake. I don't want an apprentice. And I sure as poop am not going to start distributing my potion knowledge around the place! Can you not understand that my potions are the only edge I've got! Without that tiny slim edge, I'm just a puny rodent in this world-sized blender of teeth, claws and talons! I can't trust you with this knowledge, you're too trusting to be trusted. Some predator would probably wheedle the knowledge out of you within the week.
Aaah, what a disaster. *curls into a ball*
*slightly muffled* I'll... try to be less... underpawed from now on. Clearly... some people are more vulnerable to this sneaky stuff than I thought. Try to understand that I've been a rat from birth. The sneaky stuff is why I am still alive. I didn't want to hurt you. I was just trying to... I don't know. Give some perspective, I guess. I was... kind of worried about you, the way you stride about with your lofty ideals and such. I figure that you do well as long as there is a clear enemy in front of you going "grr!", but not so well when someone you trust ends up being unworthy of trust. I didn't want you to get hurt, so... I guess I wanted to make you a bit less blindly trusting. Look, this makes sense to a rat. *sigh*
*slowly un-balls* But I really do think everyone would be happier as a rat. Being a rat is fantastic. And also, whenever I turn a predator... or a human... into one, I think of the rodent and prey population of the world. Every rat transformation is a service to them. It means one less enemy. One more friend. More safety. Look, this too makes sense to a rat. *groans*
Here's a human transformation potion...I had it brewed the whole time, to tell you the truth. *gives HUMAN TRANSFORMATION POTION* I wish you'd stay as a rat, though. You are pretty good at it. And it means one less human sprinkling rat poison all over the place.
...
I find that difficult to believe. That you actually had my interests at heart seems unlikely. I mean, you just admitted to yanking my chain and lying. But
technically it's possible. I don't know what to think any more...
But let me ask you this. Was I your enemy pre-transformation? I, a knight, defender of the defenseless?
As of right now, you're the defenseless. Tis my obligation to protect you from those more powerful that would have you eaten. Not to just leave rat poison lying around where innocents could run into it. If you called for help, I would have answered, regardless of my current species. Your logic makes sense, but doesn't apply to me.
If I conclude that you're not just swindling me (
again), I'll apologize for my rant and perhaps join your species once again.
Regardless of what happens, you've taught me much, and for that, despite my wrath, I thank you.
*one last rat-poke, for old time's sake*
*takes potion and disappears into the shadows*