"OKAY!" Dinadan says loudly, putting the cookie back in the tin for now and inserting himself between Mandy and Henry. "Let's not get into lung capacity-testing, shall we?"
He takes a deep breath. "Look, Henry, Mandy just wanted to give you a heads up that this was happening so that you didn't freak out and say something to Liv that you'd regret after the two of you had a great big screaming fight as a result of whatever you said. Once you've gotten over the immediate urge to fly right over there and kick Brandon's ass, you should call Liv and the two of you can talk about how she is an intelligent young woman entirely capable of making her own decisions about her romantic life and you can tell her that you'll beat the crap out of him if he hurts her to your heart's content."
He holds up a hand to forestall any protests. "If you go in there telling her that Brandon is terrible and a bully, no matter how true it is, she is going to get defensive and stubborn and dig in her heels and it's ultimately only going to hurt your friendship. Understand?"
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He takes a deep breath. "Look, Henry, Mandy just wanted to give you a heads up that this was happening so that you didn't freak out and say something to Liv that you'd regret after the two of you had a great big screaming fight as a result of whatever you said. Once you've gotten over the immediate urge to fly right over there and kick Brandon's ass, you should call Liv and the two of you can talk about how she is an intelligent young woman entirely capable of making her own decisions about her romantic life and you can tell her that you'll beat the crap out of him if he hurts her to your heart's content."
He holds up a hand to forestall any protests. "If you go in there telling her that Brandon is terrible and a bully, no matter how true it is, she is going to get defensive and stubborn and dig in her heels and it's ultimately only going to hurt your friendship. Understand?"