[Oh, look, Ven, your phone-- er, bracelet is ringing.]
... Hey.
[How is she supposed to start this--]
I'm-- sorry I didn't show up yesterday.
[How is she supposed to start this--]
I'm-- sorry I didn't show up yesterday.
No, no, you didn't do anything wrong. [His other half might have, but--] Yes, I'm... okay. [About as okay as she can manage to be, after that.] ... Are you? How are you doing?
Oh. Good, I'm glad you got to rest. [She... sort of did. Restless rest, but rest, she supposes.] ... Mm.
I'll... try not to. [It's a relief to hear that part, though.] ... Really?
Right.
['Free' in the sense that he means, anyway. She... really needs a distraction, right now.] I'm sorry. I know it's short notice.
['Free' in the sense that he means, anyway. She... really needs a distraction, right now.] I'm sorry. I know it's short notice.
... Wherever you want to is okay. [But only because she doesn't want to force him to come to Sigyn's House just so she won't have to be outside alone.]
[Thank you, Ven.]
Sure...! If that's what you want to do.
Sure...! If that's what you want to do.
Okay.
[She'll just... sit there patiently, hands folded in her lap while she tries not to think about the previous day.]
[She'll just... sit there patiently, hands folded in her lap

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