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Yeah. S'just weird not being able to mess around with anything, y'know?

I'm used to doing stuff with my hands.

You're flexible. Use your feet.

Dude. I'm flexible but I ain't that flexible.

Never know until you try.

What'm I supposed to be trying?

Using your feet instead until your hands're healed up.

No, I mean, like - for what?

I can't use em for everything.

Maybe you can. Be positive.

Dude. Weaving?

Go slow. You had a whole live to get a pep talk. Are you really waiting for now?

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Why, you offering?

[Closes her eyes, thinking, and pulls up a wry smile]

...Sometimes you have to slow down and accept that things don't always go to plan. So--so you gotta do something different, no matter how much it hurts. ...But you're coordinated, and flexible, so this's a temporary setback. Once you get used to it, you'll be toe-sewing like a pro.

Man, you sure you ain't on the wrong team?

That was like pro-level motivational speaking.

Maybe you been rubbing off on me...finally started picking some stuff up.

Fingers crossed it ain't the parts that suck.

[Elbows into him, light]

There'd have to be some.

Yeah, don't I know it.

[Sighs, then falls silent, perhaps staring up at the tent fabric above them, colored lanterns and other strings of decorations crisscrossing the way]

[He's quiet, for a long couple of minutes - maybe staring up at them, himself.]

[Then, finally:]

Hey... Nem?

[Quiet for a beat. She doesn't turn to face him.]

...Yeah?

...would you do me a favor?

You can say no, if you want. But I been thinking about it a lot, and it's important.

[Slow, a little wary]

What's up?

When your game stuff wears off... like, the not being able to say what you want stuff...

[He hesitate - starts to say something - then hesitates longer.]

Would you go talk to Requiem?

[A pause.

Then, soft enough it's difficult to tell exactly the tone]

Why?

Cause you're having a bad time. Even if you gotta smile all the time cause you don't got a choice right now, I can tell.

[He's quiet a beat.]

But, like. I'm pretty sure you ain't the only one? I heard you and Doodles talking, at the live. So... I kinda texted Requiem later. Just, you know. To see what was up.

And, like. It sounds like you think she broke up with you, and she thinks you broke up with her? And you're both real sad about it.

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