"Hey, I've got a question, Blue," Piper announced to the vault-dweller, looking at her with a bit of a worried expression.
"Shoot."
"Do you think I'm short?" Nora was currently in the middle of taping a knife to the end of her shotgun. She stopped and thought it over for a moment.
"You're not short, Piper. You're just… vertically challenged," Nora playfully told the younger girl behind her who was, unbeknownst to Nora prior to the vault-dweller's previous statement, very miffed.
"I know what you're saying. I am not some kind of an idiot. Do I look like an idiot? No, no I do not. So, don't treat me like one."
"Why are you even worried about this? I seriously think you're average height," Nora sincerely said, looking over her shoulder at Piper with a loving smile.
"Well… It's going to sound stupid, but… Nat's got a growth spurt lately and I'm worried about being shorter than her," Piper admitted, looking down at the ground with a bit of a blush on her face.
"And why does that matter?" Nora questioned, sitting the roll of duct tape in her hand down on the worktable and turning to face the reporter to get a fuller focus on the conversation.
"Because I'm supposed to be the big sister. Note the big in that statement." Nora raised an eyebrow, shaking her head.
"Piper, it doesn't matter what size you are. You're older than she is and therefore the big sister," Nora explained tilting her head to the side as she tried to better understand the issue.
"I guess you're right… I just… I've got this height complex that just won't quit," Piper lowly spoke, stepping a little closer to the vault-dweller in what she guessed was an attempt to avoid being overheard.
"Piper, I promise that none of us think you're short," Nora reassured with a smile. It really was ridiculous for Piper to think that she was anything but the perfect height.
"Cait thinks so."
"Well, Cait's taller than all of us. And she's also a little mean, in case you haven't noticed," Nora stage-whispered with a grin. Piper rolled her eyes with a smile.
"That's the understatement of the year."
"There's the Piper I know and love. Now cheer up. Let's go and get some food for these hungry Jacks," Nora pronounced, throwing her arm around the younger girl's shoulder as they started off for an adventure.
"Uh, Blue?"
"Yes?"
"Prewar terminology."
"Oops."