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Riley wants us to feel both sides of it to be excited by possibility and enraged by constraint.

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But Cootie ventures out two years earlier than planned, drawing attention that only exacerbates his guardians concern.

How does one make peace with a mysterious transformation that alters their physiology?

And, in a capitalist system, who gets to draw the line between hero and villain?

This time around, Riley wants you to be bothered enough to care.