[Woody takes off his hat just because fiddling with the brim gives him something to do with his hands.]
Can't say I ever thought it'd come to this.
Once we wound up with Bonnie, somehow I had it in my head that if things took a turn it'd be after she'd grown up. Like when Andy outgrew us. Not...
[Not so soon. Not with her losing interest just a short way in, and him with the old timers - with the other toys Bonnie had outgrown - collecting dust-bunnies in the closet.]
[Not while all his friends get to bask in the happiness that comes from making a child happy.]
[His words drop off.]
Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to get maudlin about the whole thing. Kids have their moods. Look at how Andy ignored me when he first got you. He got over it and then we both got plenty of attention.
But I was never Bonnie's favorite, not like it was with Andy. I meant something to him.
And sometimes you need to hope for the best and expect the worst, just in case. To be ready for it.
[He looks out at Hamm and Rex and the others excitedly chattering about the trip.]
Don't tell the others I'm worried. You know how they get. Especially Rex.
[It's one thing for them to all see him left in the closet collecting dust but they're not quite panicking yet, assuming it'll magically get better somehow. If they knew he was worried, mentally preparing for the worst...]
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Can't say I ever thought it'd come to this.
Once we wound up with Bonnie, somehow I had it in my head that if things took a turn it'd be after she'd grown up. Like when Andy outgrew us. Not...
[Not so soon. Not with her losing interest just a short way in, and him with the old timers - with the other toys Bonnie had outgrown - collecting dust-bunnies in the closet.]
[Not while all his friends get to bask in the happiness that comes from making a child happy.]
[His words drop off.]
Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to get maudlin about the whole thing. Kids have their moods. Look at how Andy ignored me when he first got you. He got over it and then we both got plenty of attention.
But I was never Bonnie's favorite, not like it was with Andy. I meant something to him.
And sometimes you need to hope for the best and expect the worst, just in case. To be ready for it.
[He looks out at Hamm and Rex and the others excitedly chattering about the trip.]
Don't tell the others I'm worried. You know how they get. Especially Rex.
[It's one thing for them to all see him left in the closet collecting dust but they're not quite panicking yet, assuming it'll magically get better somehow. If they knew he was worried, mentally preparing for the worst...]