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[rewritter]

[ swatting at it ugh go away o9 ]

If it's melting like that, it's probably going bad. Food doesn't melt!

[motioned]

It does if it's frozen! Just - try a bite! This shouldn't be hard!

[rewritter]

Then make it easier and just eat it yourself. I'm not interested.

[motioned]

Just eat some of it! You can't be that busy!

...I'm worried about you. You've barely left the room.

[rewritter]

I'm busy trying to write a way out, so there's no reason for me to leave.

[ oh and speaking of, trying to grab some paper again. ]

[motioned]

But that doesn't mean you have to keep working on it all the time! I mean, you should spend some time outside, get some fresh air, something like that. You can't just coop yourself up in here for days.

[rewritter]

It's fine. It's just like being in the library. You didn't complain back then, though.

[motioned]

I'm not complaining, I'm just concerned!

[rewritter]

... There's no need to be. I'm fine.

[motioned]

Just promise you'll come out if you haven't made any progress by tomorrow, okay? We can go to the park or something. I can show you around the city a little more.

[rewritter]

I don't care about the city unless it's about how to leave it.

How about in two days.

[motioned]

I really don't think it's healthy to stay shut in like this! It only has to be for a little bit. Just an hour or so.

[rewritter]

... If I say yes, would you leave me alone so I can write?

[motioned]

Okay, but - you have to promise, if nothing comes after a week, you need to take a longer break from it. Like, a few days. Okay?

[rewritter]

[ a week sounds manageable. plenty of time to pull a few all-nighters. ]

Fine. I promise I'll do that.

[motioned]

[And then she holds her pinky out to him.

Very solemnly. This is serious.]

[rewritter]

[ ... just staring because what do I even do with this pinky. ]

[motioned]

[Pinky swears gosh!!]

[rewritter]

[ I don't know what that is!! ]

[motioned]

[FINE]

You bring your pinky up and hook it with mine! It's a really, really special promise.

[rewritter]

That... just sounds stupid.

[motioned]

It's not, just do it!

[/brandishes pinky at]

[rewritter]

I said that I'd do it, and I don't go back on my word. That should be good enough.

[motioned]

[and yet

the pinky remains]

[rewritter]

[ ... GOING BACK TO WRITING THEN. ]