Audience: Sheila Hammond

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[they are utterly confused, but!]

I - holy shit. [they laugh a little.] Well, okay, thanks first. These look rad. But uh, why are you apologizing?

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You're welcome. There are two dozens in there, so you can share with the other avatars and your friends.

[But, anyway! She puts her hands on her hips, kind of glancing to the side.]

Well... After the thing in the dog park, I kiiiind of assumed you sold me out for no good reason? And then Gluttony cleared that misunderstanding up. So, apology brownies!

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Last time I checked, we're friends, so you should take at least one.

[a pause.] I probably could've been clearer, I just, uh. Sometimes I don't know what I'm good to say, you know?

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Aw... Thank you, but I can't eat brownies. I'm treating myself to teeth all day long, though!

[She

pulls out a baggy of teeth and rattles it. Corn nuts!]

But it's okay. I get it, you have some freaky NDA going on. And nice week aside, I did get kind of pushy.

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Oh, that's right. Shit, sorry, I forgot.

[sheila, your diet restrictions...]

I like that you're pushy. You have uh, you have moxy and I appreciate it. I just got squirmy under the pressure because I had to be nice!

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[She waves them off.]

Hey, don't co-op my apology. It's fine!

[Anyway, she will join them at the table with her outside bones.]

That's sweet of you, though. I don't think anyone's ever told me I have moxy? Last week was a fucking lot, anyway.

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[they laugh at the first part, and finally reach over to take a brownie.] More people should tell you that!

And... it uh. It sure was. [a little sigh.] I'm still tired. And I didn't even go through the fun time torture dungeon, I just had to babysit after.

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[She offers a sympathetic look, popping a tooth into her mouth as Wrath takes a brownie.]

I'm sorry... But being worried is just as emotionally taxing, you know? And so is playing nurse. [They are valid, she means.] I just wish none of you had to go through that. Whatever the fuck keeps coming up with these needs to find another source for its spank bank.

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[they're quiet for a moment, kicking their fire feets.]

I don't, uh. I don't think they're going to stop, but I'm right there with you. [they pick at the brownie.] We'll be fine, don't worry too much about us. You're all uh, very sweet, but you should be taking care of yourselves first, you know?

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Well, they should.

[Punctuated by a huff.]

We can do both, you know. Worry about ourselves. Worry about you. They're not mutually exclusive. And I believe Greed called me good at multi-tasking?

[That is not exactly what Greed said, but. Close enough.]

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[they laugh at that.]

Did they? [...] I just want you to know I told you not to worry about us, this is uh, this is my formal... warning sounds so foreboding, just. It's not that.

Never mind. These are really good.

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[...

WRATH???]

Oookay, back up. Let's not call that a warning. So, what do we call that ominous statement? Is something going to happen to you guys?

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No? Well. I don't know. None of us know how this is going to end.

I just don't want you guys to uh, to be stubborn about us. I guess.

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... I guess that's true.

[Unhappily!]

But then, won't it be the same for literally everyone else here? We arrived suddenly, so by that logic, would we... leave suddenly, too?

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[they pause.]

Maybe it'd be better if you did.

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I strongly disagree?

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[a huffy little laugh.]

Well, that uh - that does make me feel good to know you do, so I guess I'll take it.

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Good! Because I was completely ready to fight you on this.

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It's usually me doing the fighting, so uh, thanks, I guess, for the role reversal.

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You're welcome. Now you can proudly say you've been on the other side of the equation.