I don’t think so. I don’t... think there was anyone else you knew, really. But... there were a lot of people. I can’t really be sure.
[She pulls the cat closer, hiding her face behind its ears.]
And I’m not sure how much more history there is. Right now, the city is doing that... thing where people turn into younger versions of themselves again. [Here she tips her head a bit, peeking out from behind the cat’s ear.] Do you remember last time? You turned into a heroic law enforcement agent, and we--
[...definitely awkward. But to his credit, he tries not to show it too much.]
Yeah, I remember. Some hero, hidin' my lame ass in a cave the whole--
[WAIT NO that's uncomfortable too, isn't it.]
Anyway, I noticed everyone else gettin' their dose of crazy. Asellus asked me to take her to see ghosts. Like I even know where the fuck to find those things. I'm not a goddamn babysitter.
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[She pulls the cat closer, hiding her face behind its ears.]
And I’m not sure how much more history there is. Right now, the city is doing that... thing where people turn into younger versions of themselves again. [Here she tips her head a bit, peeking out from behind the cat’s ear.] Do you remember last time? You turned into a heroic law enforcement agent, and we--
[....awkward.]
...w-well. I guess this time you’re unaffected.
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Yeah, I remember. Some hero, hidin' my lame ass in a cave the whole--
[WAIT NO that's uncomfortable too, isn't it.]
Anyway, I noticed everyone else gettin' their dose of crazy. Asellus asked me to take her to see ghosts. Like I even know where the fuck to find those things. I'm not a goddamn babysitter.
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In that orphanage anyway.
[much better topic.]
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Yeah... you're right. They got those freaky kids there, don't they? And I haven't been out that way for a while.
...Haven't been out any way for a while, I guess. Hey!
You still owe me a dead cat... thing. Didn't forget, did you?
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I didn’t forget.
Are you free right now?
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As a fucking bird.
Speakin' of which, I also wanna see that stupid parakeet or whatever the hell you named after me. If it sucks I'm giving it a new name. No arguments.
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[She angles the Forge so that the camera catches the somewhat-far-away bird cage.]
[Not that it helps, since he can’t see it. Well.]
...but you can come over if you want. I’ll introduce you. I don’t think finches are supposed to talk... and yet, it does.
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A lot.
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Your bird sucks.
I gotta fix this thing before it gets any worse.
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--what do you mean fix it?
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You’re not keepin’ that bird and having it say stupid shit like worktime.
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Fuck’s sake, why don’t you just call it Elena then? Look, I said I’m gonna fix it. Don’t worry about it. I can teach some dumb bird to talk.
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...what are you going to teach it to say?
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I told you, don’t worry about it.
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[And now he’s smirking. A little.]
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[Staring atchoo, Senji.]
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...well, we’ll see.
[She wrinkles her nose a bit, and the cat hops off her lap. Quite suddenly. ...cats are weird.]
….Anyway. So.... if you come here... I’ll introduce you to Crow, and then we can go and find a cat. Not a real cat. Those. Cat things. Okay?
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Yeah... all right. I’ll be right there. Don’t disappear or nothin’ before I get there, got that?
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But... I’ll be here.
[She smiles, too. ]
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...Be right over.
[And he switches off the Forge.]