Alex did not understand feet.
Feet seem to be inadequate for any real purpose, and need a lot of help to do anything. As Amelia demonstrated on a daily basis, they did not do a lot to support a person trying to walk upright. They’re simply too narrow to do the job effectively.
And even once you get decent with the whole walking thing, you need to cover them up to go anywhere. Mom and Dad insisted on Alex wearing both socks AND shoes whenever they went outside. Why not just one? But then inside, he could only wear socks, not shoes. Why not shoes?
As feet go, they seem to be really useless without at least socks and/or shoes. And the combinations and situations made his head hurt.
His sister’s selection was even more confusing. Alex had one pair of shoes. The socks rotated on a daily basis, but any random pair seemed to be sufficient, and you could always count on just one pair of shoes. If a pair got too tight or worn out, they disappeared and a new pair replaced them.
But for Amelia, she had at least three different pairs she could wear at any given time. Morever, she seemed to have opinions about which pair she should wear.
Amelia could not explain it, but the pink shoes with the ribbony lace were not for day to day use. Most of the time, you choose between the red or the purple shoes, depending on which onesie you’re wearing. But also the pants, or overalls, and possibly even the socks helping to determine which option to go with made for an absurd number of combinations to keep track. Sometimes, none of the options seemed right, and Amelia wished she had still more pairs of shoes to choose from to find a pair that was right.
Dad seemed just as puzzled by this as Alex, which worried him greatly. Dad seemed to understand a lot of things, but choice in clothing was not one of them. Often Dad might pick out an outfit, only for mommy to deem it unsuitable and go and choose something else. This never bothered Dad, it was simply beyond his grasp.
Alex sat by the door, waiting to go play in the park, while Amelia peered at the shoes on the mat in front of her. After a few moments, she picked up a pair and brought them to Dad to put them on. Once Dad finished, he proceeded to put on his only pair of shoes to also go to the park. But, while he did so, Amelia wandered over to the shoes again. After several moments, she picked up a different pair and brought them to Dad for him to swap out. He sighed, acquiesced, and then resumed putting on his shoes, slightly more hurriedly when he saw Amelia wandering back over to the shoes.
All of this to cover up things that don’t even really do anything? Feet are weird.
CASE: UNSOLVED
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