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[fluorite]

I see.

[ For a few minutes, that's all Fai says. After all, what can he even say?

But he eventually sends another message after a bit of debate: ]

I hope you aren't neglecting your studies.

[ophidie]

[… What. ]

What, do you think that’s cute? It’s not, you know.

[Thank god this is over text! She’s flustered, but at least this way he might buy the angry response at face value.]

[fluorite]

[ He thinks it over, wondering if that angry response is all there is to it. If it is… well, it’s a good thing he has a thick skin. ]

I’m not being cute, actually. I mean it. Are you taking time out of your day to study? You’re not neglecting other things for the game too, are you?

[ophidie]

[She can't tell if she's supposed to be feeling pitied by this or not, which does make her itch to fold in for self-protection. How did she end up in this position, again...? Thanks to the goblin curse, it's just another choice for her to, well, "reflect" on. Even if she's still suspicious, on the lookout for patronization, she finally answers honestly.]

I am. I can't afford to lose my scholarship, or it really will've been not worth it.

No one's going to clean the house if I don't get to it, either.

[fluorite]

Then in that case, I hope you enjoy the game. You work hard enough that you deserve to spend some time doing something fun.

[ It's probably impossible to tell over text whether what he's saying is out of pity or not, but his words are still there and plain for her to see. ]

[ophidie]

[It is impossible to tell, so it can just get folded into her overthinking rotation for the rest of the night.]

Right. Thanks for the encouragement, auntie.

It might go against your previous wishes, but I bet you'll tell me to log out and get some sleep, too.

[fluorite]

You’re right, I will. It’s getting pretty late, so you wouldn’t want your studies to be affected.

Good night, Scitalis. Rest well.