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[floor-length translucent white dress, fin-like ears, ghostly white scales.] It, ah, is...unexpected.

It seems to be more in the spirit of good fun, though.

...I have to say, you've got great taste in wardrobe.

Ah, thank you.

Though, ah, your clothing is likely more...practical.

Anything can be practical if you have the right kind of relationship with a good tailor, I find.

Can I interest you in an exchange of squares?

That is, ah, true.

Depending on, ah, what the square is, yes.

I wouldn't dream of asking anything too much of you.

[ she says, while lassoing mercury without warning, ]

How do you feel about craft projects, actually?

I, ah, have little skill in most, save calligraphy and tea, but I would be willing to try?

I don't think it needs to be particularly good, and they've got little kits made up for us—we've got to make "jewelry or accessories," it seems. A nice quiet activity.

Then, ah, that sounds nice...

[ she starts opening up one of the kits, and picking out some beads from it. ]

A little simple, but it's not as if I have any particular skill in this, either.

I, ah, suppose that most of these kits are made for people who do not specialize in crafting...

Good for us, then. Though perhaps I'd be better at jewelrycraft than painting! Perhaps it's time to try some new hobbies.

[ she arranges some beads in order, left to right, to try out a pattern—mostly in blues and silvers. ]

There is, ah, a good deal of time here for that.

[he is making something in white and blue. a little purple, too.]

Are you making a necklace, then? Or, well, that was my own plan, in any case.

Perhaps, ah, a necklace. Or, ah, a hairpiece....?

You do have quite a bit of very lovely hair.

I used to keep my hair that long, when I was younger; I suppose that's the benefit of it.

I, ah, imagine that short hair has its own benefits as well.

It does, I'd say. It's a little easier to work in, and—well, for me, it's a reminder, I suppose.

Of, ah, lessons learned...?

Mhmm.

Well, not that I need a reminder, exactly, but it's part of what makes me who I am.

[ you know. spite. ]

I, ah, see.

[carefully turns over what he's working on] Some lessons, ah, stick...quite permanently.

...they really do. For better or for worse.

You sound like you've had a few of those, too.

Everyone, ah, does. Or, ah...should, anyway.

For better or for worse, the best teacher is experience. Or so I tend to think, anyway. There are many things that I knew but did not quite understand until getting them firsthand.

Some things, ah, cannot be learned without experience.

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