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A surprise visit from Governor Thropp - one where he only bothers seeing Elphaba much later - has Elphaba going back to acting small again, while Galinda is prim and proper in front of a visiting dignitary like she's always been trained to. Even if this time, seeing how this dignitary treats Elphaba makes her feel...less gracious inside. Especially after an attempt to praise her backfires, and she just wishes he would leave Elphie alone and float away.... aka a canon rewrite of the first time Galinda ever made a giant bubble.
Loosely inspired by the deleted scene of Glinda's...less than kind politeness towards Elphaba's father after she sees his backhanded praise/hopes for her.


















