silverking | ✖ IC CONTACT #3

Oh! That's a good point, we do.

With everything that's been going on, I really just... I almost forgot about that.

Truth be told, so did I. It didn't cross my mind again until just now.

What do you say to that?

I guess we've definitely given it enough time now, hm?

So. Yes, that sounds like a good idea!

[Isley folds his hands together before him.]

So, the question is . . . when would you like to go, Priscilla?

Well, what about Monday? I don't think I have very much happening that day. Aside from the normal things.

That sounds good to me. We'll make a day of it.

An adventurous one, I guess.

[She smiles a little, and pets the head of... some fox. Whichever one.]

...how have you been, anyway?

Adventurous indeed.

[There is an almost completely undetectable distant look to Isley's eyes when he smiles.]

I am well. You're not worried, I hope. There's no need, after all.

...I suppose.

[She glances down a little, and then nods.]

I'm... glad to hear that. And no, I wouldn't say I was worried, really.

Hmm . . .

[He tilts his head.]

What about you? How have you been?

[He has an idea, but it is better to get her to say what it is that is on her mind. He does not want to make assumptions aloud, after all.]

...well. Doldrumming.

[She smiles a little, and picks up a cat, depositing it on her lap.]

Or... tired?

[Isley pushes himself up from his chair and begins to pace.]

Are you being vague on purpose?

I didn't know I was being vague.

You were.

[He stops and looks back at the Forge.]

In fact, you seemed more at ease before I interrupted the time you were spending with your pets.

[Oh. She rubs her face.]

I'm... not really sure what to say to that.

That's all right. [He's not especially surprised.] You're not required to say anything if you don't know what to say.

[He faces the camera again, arms folding over his chest.]

Of course . . . I am beginning to wonder if a habit is forming.

...what habit?

[ooh fox nipping her fingers!]

That answer.

"I'm not sure what to say."

It's a good answer for when you don't have an answer.

I'll remember that.

Are you sure you fed your foxes enough? That one still seems hungry.

She's just being playful.

[She smiles a little, and dips her head down.]

It's peaceful out here. Kind of like the ruins without the monsters, or Greenhouse Row without the... people. You know what I've been thinking, though?

[He paces toward one of the windows and leans against the ledge.]

How can I know? I'd like it if you would tell me, however.

I've been thinking... it would be nice to have a garden that's completely cut off from everything. No monsters. No people. Not even the few people here who can pop in to visit whenever they like.

Just trees and flowers and grass and thoughts.

You have been thinking, but you have not put it into practice? I wonder why.

It can be done, you realize.

[He opens the window by lifting a brass latch and looks out over the city.]

You can build a garden on a rooftop and lock it away from the world.

[His fingers fold along the edges of the sill.]

What sorts of things would you think about, Priscilla?

I could. Maybe I will. But I wonder if it's really a good idea, or if it'll just end up making me...

I don't know. Isolated?

[Maybe she's already isolated. Hm.]

Anyway. I don't really have anything specific in mind. I just feel like my head is... crowded.

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