we will not tone it down

This afternoon, New Brooke was born. New Brooke WILL NOT be pushed around. New Brooke has never said "Sure, I guess all 8 of you can stay at my apartment," or "That's ok, it's a pretty old car anyway."

New Brooke never pauses, she always speaks her mind. "Um" is not in her vocabulary. This makes saying the word "umbrella" impossible, but New Brooke is resourceful, and calls it a "rain shield."

If a fast-food employee gives New Brooke a different ice cream flavor than the one she asked for, she won't throw it away, or try and sell it to her friends. She will hit him in the face with her rain shield. I mean, she'll politely tell him he gave her the wrong flavor.

When people sneeze, New Brooke says "Bless you!" very loudly, instead of being too nervous to say anything, and regretting it all day.

New Brooke loves tacos. Old Brooke loved tacos too actually.