“Bonjour, Rapunzel. The pleasure is mine. My name is Tintin,” he said with a smile. He decided not to ponder the fact that Rapunzel was most certainly a fairytale character. Perhaps her parents just decided it was a suitable name.
She tilted her head to the side. “Tin…tin? Like… a tin can?” She had never heard a name like that before. But then again, she hadn’t heard very many names… living in a tower for 18 years and all. “Do you work in a tin factory?!”
Even though she was only one year younger than himself, the blast of child-like energy really surprised him. Most people found his name quite odd, and related it to tin cans quite easily.
“Um… haha… no, my name really is just Tintin. I’m a reporter, not a factory worker.”
“A reporter?!….. what’s that?” Rapunzel racked her brains to try and think what that could mean. Mother Gothel had left a lot untaught, so every day she learnt something new.
“Your editor?” She looked puzzled. “What’s that?” Just as she thought she’d understood, suddenly there was something new...
“Yes, that’s exactly it…!” Tintin said with a large smile. He became quite thoughtful. “I don’t see why not,” he told...