“It’s not fair! No one’s gonna know I’m an alien!”

“Charlie, remember what grandma said will happen if you keep making faces?”

“It’ll freeze that way…”

“Let’s not have that happen, then. What seems to be the problem?”

“Connor’s got green freckles and I don’t! If I don’t look like an alien, who will believe me?”

“Hey, kiddo, you can express being an alien in different ways, you know. Like I use makeup and my favorite t-shirt.”

“But I wanna look like an alien for real! And makeup’s too girly!”

“Hm. You are just under ten, after all. Maybe some alien features might come in when you get a little older.”

“Can that really happen?”

“I think so.”

“I can’t wait to get older, then!”