She seems like she's sh-shipworthy. [Bill has an easy time around other kids, though his friends he knew he could trust and would be patient with him. Ellie seems nice enough so far, and Bill smiles, glancing away a moment before giving the boat a good look over, turning her in his hands.]
Sh-she's real wood and it looks p-polished. Sh-should f-float along smoothly if we find a stream.
[He could handle any number of puns good-naturedly. He put up with Richie's terrible jokes and imitations all the time.]
Want to f-find out? [Not so long ago Bill had started to get a hold on his stutter thanks to a speech therapist and exercises. The past year had thrown all of that under a bus and his stutter was, at times, worse than it had been in years.]
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Sh-she's real wood and it looks p-polished. Sh-should f-float along smoothly if we find a stream.
[He could handle any number of puns good-naturedly. He put up with Richie's terrible jokes and imitations all the time.]
Want to f-find out? [Not so long ago Bill had started to get a hold on his stutter thanks to a speech therapist and exercises. The past year had thrown all of that under a bus and his stutter was, at times, worse than it had been in years.]