maddeninghatter | IC Contact

[ Thirty seconds of tuneless humming--beeeeeeeeep! ]

No, you don't get it! Just, please, I don't want him to know.

Is there some other reason? Something you're not telling me?

Why does it matter? Can't you just listen to me?

I asked you a question. I'd be delighted to listen to your answer.

I told you the answer already, why does there need to be another one?

Are you worried he won't accept you, if you do tell him?

No, that's not any part of it. Listen, can you just promise not to tell him? I don't want to talk about it, I just want to know he won't find out.

[ He makes a short noise of impatience, and then: ]

I promise, Ahiru. I won't tell him the truth about you.

[A sigh of relief, and there's gratefulness in her voice.]

Thank you. Really.

[ Kids. It's too easy sometimes... ]

Was there anything else?

No, I think that's it.

Well then--

[ He'd actually been behaving himself somewhat, but now it's time for a creepy, horrible: ]

Bye-byyyyyyye!

[Rather than responding, she switches the feed off at the sound of that goodbye.]