[Something about that reaction is, at least, a little bit satisfying. They like being able to throw her for a loop, so to speak.
They don't as much like how she continues to gaze at them with those prying eyes, even as the sugary scent begins to dissipate. They smile back sharply.]
Well, time was certainly Crafted just now, don't you agree? [They're not stupid enough to tell her the "how".] So you can stop trying to show off. I think you've already made enough of a mess of my fine home.
[They gesture up as they say it, at the shredded section of the canopy directly over their head... yeah, it's like a little spotlight of rain pouring straight down on them now. The tree will live, but this is now the worst seat in the house. Terrible. Tragic. And after they spent so long tree-hunting for the perfect sitting spot.]
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They don't as much like how she continues to gaze at them with those prying eyes, even as the sugary scent begins to dissipate. They smile back sharply.]
Well, time was certainly Crafted just now, don't you agree? [They're not stupid enough to tell her the "how".] So you can stop trying to show off. I think you've already made enough of a mess of my fine home.
[They gesture up as they say it, at the shredded section of the canopy directly over their head... yeah, it's like a little spotlight of rain pouring straight down on them now. The tree will live, but this is now the worst seat in the house. Terrible. Tragic. And after they spent so long tree-hunting for the perfect sitting spot.]