Sour
Works
Works noun - Performance of moral or religious acts.
Both words in one sentence
- Due to this, he is very sad and lonely, but maintains a sour exterior to hide his feelings— which works remarkably.
Source: Sour Outside, Sad Inside - This works because the two most popular active ingredients in energy drinks, caffeine and taurine, are bitter and sour respectively, so ramping up the taste instead of their actual content, makes the people think they have more of them, at the same tame escaping the overdose.
- I know that might sound a bit cliché but, given Randall's sour attitude and Boo trying to grasp the concept of how and why he's like that (which makes sense since she's still a kid), it works.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Monsters, Inc.
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