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Lucy reaches up to the counter and says, "A balloon, please!"

She starts to blow the balloon.

She gasps and wheezes from the exertion of blowing.

She walks home, dragging the deflated balloon behind her.

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[โ€“] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

My theory: She selected the balloon elsewhere in the store, and brought it to the checkout counter. Rather than being a request for the balloon itself, I posit that the purpose of her proclamation is to inform the store clerk what item to ring up, and in turn how much change (if any) she should receive.

That's a good theory