AUDIENCE: TAAKO

[retellers]

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[uhhhmagic]

Uh, there there, I guess.

[Such comfort. Good relating to another humanoid.]

Geez, and you guys are supposed to be the NPCs that dole everything out. You mean the side-quest we got last week? I guess that's the thing you asked us to do, and we got Macguffin from that. So people got some of the Macguffin [sorry he REFUSES to call it nova] just . . . randomly.

[retellers]

[ muffled, sadly: ]

I understood like, half of what you said. [ but they take the pillow off to speak properly ] Yeah, the quest thing last week. And it's not random, but whatever you did, since we don't know who exactly collected the nova or when, just that it's from our team, we don't know how yet. And I'm supposed to give you guys guidance but I can't help if I don't know what's happening. [ they seem to have calmed down as they recognized taako was not ready. for an emotion. ] I know it must be awful. I promise I'm trying.

[ never mind they are terrible at calming down ]

[uhhhmagic]

You get used to it.

[TWO OF THEM.]

And I like, get that you're all trying or whatever. It's fine, my dude. Or not-dude, I don't know. Preference?

[retellers]

I ... don't know what that means?

[ what is a dude ]

[uhhhmagic]

A dude? It's a you. Or anyone else. Just like, a person.

Guess it's mostly gender-neutral, 'cause I'm not exactly a strict adherer to those rules, but I guess I'm just asking how you want to be, uh, casually referred to whatever?

[retellers]

Oh! I'm a girl. Obviously. So whatever... works... with that?

[ was it obvious, swan. also please don't tell anyone the trick is to just ask their pronouns ]

[uhhhmagic]

[ITS CALLED BEING POLITE but obviously i won't share my BEST trick and i WILL earn these unmaskings]

I pretty much just call everyone the same thing, so, like, dude it is.

[retellers]

[ we believe in you alli ]

Should I be calling you dude?

[uhhhmagic]

Yeah sure, if the spirit compels you. Follow your heart.

[god]

So you're the front lines next week?

[retellers]

I think my heart doesn't like dude.

[ after a deliberate and thoughtful pause ]

And yes! About time, too. I hate staying behind when I could be doing something.

[uhhhmagic]

Guess if that's what your heart says, uh, gotta listen.

[LOOK INSIDE]

[retellers]

Is that your permanent advice? Listen to your heart? [ they lean forward a bit with a grin ]

[uhhhmagic]

Permanent? Ominous.

[The grin is also terrifying?]

[retellers]

[ they laugh a little ]

Sorry, it's just... you don't seem like the kind of person to be genuinely cheering people on to listen to their heart?