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[fisherwoman]

[She sighs.]

I can't believe they wouldn't answer a cute girl's texts...

[dotcom]

[ well he just completely skips over that comment. ]

Anyway, speaking of the Avatars... when you talk to them, are they usually vague or annoying?

[fisherwoman]

[he's valid

But she pauses.]

Both? Though, honestly, they've been open enough that they won't tell me things rather than just being vague... And Pride told me outright that I shouldn't trust any of them, because they all have their own motivations.

[dotcom]

Mm. It's been both cases, where they'd word something vaguely, or they'd say they don't know, or that they don't want to answer.

I do wonder what they're getting from this.

[fisherwoman]

Not anything that'll be easy to get out of them, I'm guessing.

[With a small grin.]

But I've never been one to shy away from a challenge.

[dotcom]

I'd hope not. I think anyone who'd give up at the first obstacle probably won't make it far here.

[fisherwoman]

[She grins.]

There's nothing about myself I shouldn't be confident about! So it's natural, don't you think?

[dotcom]

I can definitely see how you'll do well here.

w1, tuesday.

[fisherwoman]

[She normally spends a good deal of her free time in the simulation room or the gym, but with the effect this week, that isn't as satisfying. So, she's wandering in the tea room when she sees him, glancing his way. Her face is still bruised from Sunday though it doesn't look as bad as it did yesterday, and she looks over at all the pastries.]

Well, you should be happy about this.

[Given their first interaction being cupcake based.]

[dotcom]

I was...

[ it's said with a tinge of annoyance to his voice. ]

But now I'm not in the mood for it, for some reason.

[fisherwoman]

Indigestion...?

[no]

[dotcom]

No. For some reason, I'm just not in the mood for sweets?

[fisherwoman]

...Hey, is that unusual for you?

[She frowns.]

It seems like something strange is going on this week.

[dotcom]

I usually prefer sweets, and now I barely like them.

[ he sounds so annoyed by this. ]

But there was something different off about me yesterday.

[fisherwoman]

Huh? What was it?

[dotcom]

I wanted to hang around people more? So I didn't want to be as rude to them to not scare them away?

[ it was so weird ]

[fisherwoman]

[

she starts laughing]

Ah, I wish I could have seen that...

[dotcom]

You didn't miss much.

[ stop. ]

[fisherwoman]

Are you sure? It sounds amusing!

[dotcom]

In that case, it's a shame you won't ever see it again.

[fisherwoman]

Is that what you're usually trying to do? Scare people away, hm?

[dotcom]

No.

Normally I just ignore them.

w1, thursday.

[fisherwoman]

[She came towards the kitchen when she heard the commotion and got a message about it, but she stayed far enough away for them to be able to get to the medbay without any trouble. After they've had a bit of time to get themselves sorted out, though, she comes and stands in the doorway, glancing towards him.]

What happened?

[dotcom]

Did you get an explanation from anyone else yet?

[ he looks up at her ]

[fisherwoman]

[She shakes her head.]

You're the first.