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[burntbridges]

Has anyone else tried communing with the dead since they came here?

[Probably not - not only have the locals probably not had a mortal body in ages, she hasn't met a single person who knows about necromancy. It's a terrible shame.]

I can't find any human remains here, I'm not sure anyone even knew what I was talking about when I asked. I found a dead animal yesterday - I think it was dead - but it didn't make any noise. I can't tell if something's wrong with me, or... if death just works differently here. I haven't even been able to hear my crow since I got here.

[There's a long pause while she stews in her distress, before adding on what seems like an unrelated thought.]

Does anyone know how to hire a maid?

Comments

[daikonrose]

Mmhm! [ It hasn't occurred to Kyoko to even wonder if she needs to explain photographs--she's not actually thinking of them in this scenario. ] Maybe there's something in an old book somewhere, something like that... It could take a while to find.

But more importantly! Lady!! [ There had been the briefest moment of disappointment that she wasn't talking to a princess right now, but any kind of nobility was enough to send Kyoko right to the moon. ] Please let me be your maid! No payment necessary!

sorry ive been terrible this month

[burntbridges]

[Being fawned over has become a rare occurrence, and it catches her off guard enough that Letha blushes. A bright smile warms her face, and she nods.]

Well, I don't want you to starve. How about a hug every day in return for working as my maid?

[That seems fair enough - she can't wrap her head around the exchange rate of pounds to touch, and she had never managed to get a living servant back home. The death don't need payment.]

it's all good!

[daikonrose]

[ It's a good thing this is audio--if Kyoko had seen that smile, the encouragement probably would have destroyed any chance of this conversation not descending into her excited nonsense. ]

Oh, it's so kind of you to worry! But I already have other income, and my replicator is pretty robust actually--it's much more important to make sure you have what you need! Really, don't worry at all! Only tell me what services you require, my lady!!

[ Well. The excited nonsense might be unavoidable, actually. ]