[Zel's sitting at a table with his face buried in his arms and an empty coffee cup next to him. He slowly lifts his head to look tiredly upward.]
Badly.
Badly.
As a rule, I try to avoid any place with a crowd.
Humph...
[He sits up straight.]
... I was wondering about you, as well. If you have questions, I'll answer -- if you'll answer mine.
[He sits up straight.]
... I was wondering about you, as well. If you have questions, I'll answer -- if you'll answer mine.
[He doesn't look amused.]
... I'd just like to know what you are, exactly.
... I'd just like to know what you are, exactly.
[god he wishes he had coffee.
he shakes his head.]
he shakes his head.]
[... It's too early in the morning for this. (It's probably actually not.)]
... So what does that mean?
... So what does that mean?
It means plenty.
At the very least, I'm fairly sure you're none of those things.
At the very least, I'm fairly sure you're none of those things.
[There's a flicker of surprise in his eyes.]
Like an elemental spirit? I'm familiar with the concept... though we don't have any time spirits where I'm from.
Like an elemental spirit? I'm familiar with the concept... though we don't have any time spirits where I'm from.
When you put it like that, it just sounds suspicious.
... Very well. I'll leave it at that.
I suppose you had questions of your own?
I suppose you had questions of your own?


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