Apothecary Diaries - "It's to prevent getting dragged into a back alley."
This scene lives rent-free in my head.
The way Maomao is so flippant about it breaks my heart. It's just a way of life for her and there's no use in getting upset about it, according to her.
"But Little Red, she knows these streets So why should she be afraid? She walks out with a blood-red cloak But red's his favorite shade You attract the wrong attention Wearing colors such as those Boys will be boys, wolves will be wolves But what does mother know?" Lydia the Bard, *Feed Us Your Girls* #ph #philippines source