Exactly! Can't possibly object to it with that kind of argument, right? [ grace seems pleased he's going along with it, moving back to pet maus again ] I would've bought coffee, but you seemed more like a tea person.
Clearly. [it's obvious hazel's important to grace and it's half the reason he's going along with it. maus enjoys the pets as always.]
I am, thank you. Not that I dislike coffee, but I prefer tea. Prior to the library opening to all of you, I spent most of my office hours in the tea room.
It was one of the easiest things Mollymauk could figure out how to mostly spell when he wanted to talk to me privately. [shrug. so yes, it's when people wanted to talk and he just adopted the phrase himself.]
It's dependent on the cart, isn't it? What about basis necessities, such as food?
It's dependent on the car. [ she repeats it like it's completely normal to quest for necessities ] We just take what we need from other cars. There's a lot in the mall car, that's part of why we took it over. Having actual bathrooms was a big plus.
How odd...magic? [he does not believe in magic, but also grace's world is beyond comprehension sometimes.] If you were to never leave then nothing would be replaced.
I wasn't... thinking about leaving the train. [ grace also does not mention simon or the rest of the apex, concentrating on maus again ] ... Hazel's never even been off of it. I'd just. Fix her, and bring the old conductor back. And everything could go back to normal.
No? [he also does not sound like he believes her.] I had wondered if perhaps being here had given you insight to a life off the train. After all, being off of it, would you have to "fix" anyone...?
Denizens can't leave the train. I've watched it happen. [ and laughed, but let's. not. go there, rip mt. she looks at the arm that has her number, pensive ] Even if I wished for that, there's nothing for me off the train. For-- us.
[ grace does not think bringing a turtle along is a good idea ]
It's only a thought, Grace. I know you likely won't, but...sometimes there are things that are better than what we've grown accustomed to. Even if they're terrifying.
To be completely fair, this place is hellish. [pointblank. because he likes her, she gets to see the more candid parts of his personality. good for her.]
But it isn't all like that. I've often found staying in one place to be very stifling, even if that place was good to me.
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I am, thank you. Not that I dislike coffee, but I prefer tea. Prior to the library opening to all of you, I spent most of my office hours in the tea room.
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[ she thinks that's a little hilarious way to phrase it, though it's also. not inaccurate. so that makes sense ]
I never thought about what I liked more out of the two, but finding either of them on the train is kind of a luck of the draw anyway.
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It's dependent on the cart, isn't it? What about basis necessities, such as food?
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[ but also it's in a parallel dimension, so the real answer is Aliens. but she tilts her head ]
Nothing in that one car, that's true. There's a lot of cars on the train, though.
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Nearly impossible to count how many, isn't it? Are new cars created often?
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[ her definition of cool leaves to be desired but. pets dog. ]
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["what about simon?" irrelevant.]
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[ she does not sound 100% convinced. ]
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[ grace does not think bringing a turtle along is a good idea ]
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[no judgment either way, he's just curious.]
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I can't just leave Simon and the Apex behind. I'm the leader, it's my job to take care of them.
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It's only a thought, Grace. I know you likely won't, but...sometimes there are things that are better than what we've grown accustomed to. Even if they're terrifying.
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[ liar. she can't even make it biting so she sighs, putting her head down ]
It's not like being out of the train would be better. This place sure hasn't been.
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But it isn't all like that. I've often found staying in one place to be very stifling, even if that place was good to me.
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It's not like I'd be able to travel if I went back home, either. [ she gets what he means but sometimes its about being Obtuse ]
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If you insist. It was only a suggestion.