Waterworks

Don't worry about the two fingers thing. Some people are just like that, don't judge. By the way, what did she mean by metaphor?

Oh. Uh. You guess that makes sense.

You assume the theatre is her doing. If she wanted to hurt you, would she have bothered to go through all the trouble?

...Well, the hivemind certainly did.




You sit down. As long as you remain cautious and prepared for anything, nothing will catch you off guard.

Do you have any snacks?

She's still got that newspaper up between the two of you. It's starting to get annoying.

> Ask, how she's able to hold a newspaper without an opposable thumbs.

That's fine and all, but when you're talking to someone, there's this little thing called eye-contact...




Dammit, now you're curious. Do you ask her to put the paper down and get on with it? Or do you have her keep it up, because some morbid part of you really wants to see how long she can talk to you while holding it up. If there was another part of you that was responsible for personifying dramatic tension, she'd be rolling in her grave.

...You'd also better ask her a few regular questions too, if you have any. Can't forget about those.