Audience: SQX

[probe]

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[shiftingwinds]

[she smiles and wriggles her fingers in a wave at that eye. hi!]

Oh, good! I'm glad people are talking to you. It'd be poor manners, to ignore you guys when you're here to help us, right? And besides, you're people too - it'd be pretty boring having to stay up there and knowing there's a bunch of people just downstairs, I think!

[probe]

I- yeah. Yeah, a little bit. Honestly, I'm a little jealous of Despair, they get to actually hang out with you guys all the time right now and they don't even want to...

[they droop, a little, but then quickly perk back up.]

A whole, like, four of you guys have messaged me, though? So that's about four more than I expected!

[shiftingwinds]

[aww, envy...]

Well, I'd like to get to hang out with you more! If I said I wanted you to visit whenever you felt like it, would that be okay, or would I have to send you a message first each time?

[probe]

I mean- it's probably easier if you send a message, I wouldn't want to, um. Interrupt... anything important you might be doing, y'know? I could check and see but that feels kind of rude...

[envy is doing their best to dodge voyeurism, despite their many special eyes.]

[shiftingwinds]

...is it really that likely that you'd be interrupting something like that?

[


lol.]

[probe]

There's a lot of stuff I could be interrupting.

[they assume that will be on the list, though, yeah.]

[shiftingwinds]

I suppose so...

[she doesn't seem all that convinced but. looks at plans. haha.]

Still, I'd be glad to see you any time you want! But I'll be sure to message you from time to time when I'm free, too. Oh, or you could message me, to make sure you aren't interrupting!

[probe]

I might! Just don't leave me on read for too long, okay?

[they say it brightly enough that it doesn't sound like a warning.]

[shiftingwinds]

On... read?

[what does that mean]

[probe]

Oh, it means, um- when you get a message and don't respond for a while. Especially if you just don't want to answer that person. Sometimes texting apps show you when somebody's read your message, so you know they saw it and they just haven't answered you, but it's used even if you don't get a notification for it.

[shiftingwinds]

That's just rude! Why would anyone do that?

[probe]

Well- you know, sometimes you just don't feel like dealing with someone...

[shiftingwinds]

Even so, it's polite to at least say "not today, maybe another time"!

[probe]

I mean, there's not a whole lot I can say against it, to be fair, I am low-key the avatar of passive aggression.

[shiftingwinds]

Well, I promise not to leave you on read, Envy!

[unless gmail eats my notifs in which case, sorry]

[probe]

I promise I won't do it to you, either. You're too nice for that.

[shiftingwinds]

Good, I'm glad to hear that!

[beaming... friendship? maybe?]

So, what sorts of things have you been doing to entertain yourself these days?

[probe]

[friendship, maybe!]

Oh, you know, um. The same things I did before you guys got here! I knit, sometimes? And I cook when I can get the kitchen to myself...

[shiftingwinds]

[me, googling: did they have knitting in ancient china]

Oh, what sort of things do you make?

[both knitting and in the kitchen!]

[probe]

I like to bake, I just usually end up making a little too much... but blankets are always nice to knit if you just want to chill out, for the most part? And I'm pretty good at sweaters-- I can make just about anything, probably, it's just not all going to be the same quality if I'm not very used to it.

[shiftingwinds]

That's amazing! Being able to make things like that is a real talent!

[probe]

-d'you really think so?

[they smile almost shyly beneath their hood, at that.]

I mean, I've been doing it for a while, it just sort of comes with practice! It's, um, it's not that special...

[shiftingwinds]

I do! I'd have no idea where to start if I wanted to do something like that.

The fact that you've kept doing it and gotten so good at it is really special! Hard work is important, you know.

[probe]

You really are too nice, y'know that?

[shiftingwinds]

...people keep saying that, but I don't get what's "too" about it. I'm just being honest!