shadow asked the dog , trying to put the little girl at her ease . `` well , this blows the stereotype that boys ca n't clean up after themselves , out of the water , '' i mumbled to myself , impressed that three boys living together could keep a kitchen this perfect . `` if this is a real decision and not a political maneuver , it proves he is not power hungry , yet capable of taking its mantle if it falls to him . 'well , what did they think it meant ? ' 