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[flightlessbird]

[ WELL HEY, this is a face that hasn't popped up in a while! Artika's looking a little dirty, ragged, and generally unkempt, and not terribly pleased. ]

They need to stop— they all need to be quiet. [ uh. okay, Artika, if you say so. she darts a glare over to the side. ] I said to leave!

[ When she's satisfied that... whatever is over there got the message, she looks down into the camera again. ]

Killing them does not work. I tried. I hate them.

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[boughtabookstore]

[ this long pause. ]

Okay.

That sounds excellent. Good luck killing them all. [ what is up with this place. ]

[flightlessbird]

[ well okay maybe she can be a little bit sidetracked ]

Where is my room?

[boughtabookstore]

Unit 108. If you just follow the numbers on the doors in the housing section you should find it easily enough.

[flightlessbird]

Oh. [ a beat. ] I will see you there?

[boughtabookstore]

Yes.

I'll be there.

[flightlessbird]

[ a pause while she WEIGHS THE VALUE OF THIS LADY
but then in the end she's pretty okay, so: ]

Then I will see you there. Later.

[boughtabookstore]

All right. Good luck with the Masked.

[flightlessbird]

[ she nods and cuts the connection — and then of course will utterly fail to show up at all. BARIYAN'S PLACE JUST LOOKED SO MUCH COZIER. but one day she'll recall that she actually has a room of her own and show up there! ]