#and sore must be the storm (conversations with mono)

[scoutcaptainaliceliddell]

Hey, Alice. Do you want to talk again? It’s always nice to talk to you.

If you’re interested, I’ve been sleeping in the Commons. More comfortable than that crawlspace, honestly.

- @ask-mono-the-stowaway

I would love to hang out with you some more, Mono! And it's good to hear that you've moved out of that crawlspace. I can meet you there in the commons, if you would like?

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[scoutcaptainaliceliddell]

Hey Alice, thanks for spending time with me yesterday. It’s really nice to have someone to talk to.

- @ask-mono-the-stowaway

I enjoyed it too! So thank you, honestly. Maybe we can spend some more time together later today. That would be nice, I think.

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[scoutcaptainaliceliddell]

Hey, Alice, I have a question.

Why did you give me your coat? You clearly care about it, so do you really care about me so much?

- @ask-mono-the-stowaway

You needed it more than I did. Nobody deserves to live somewhere cold and cramped, and you’ve been kind to me. I wanted to return that kindness, anyway I could. I hope that’s alright, apologies if I overstepped.

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[scoutcaptainaliceliddell]

I’m ready to meet you whenever you are.

- @ask-mono-the-stowaway

Oh! I hadn’t fully processed—  yes, I’d love to come meet you! I’ll just. . . come find you on the Aurora, I suppose.

On second thought, could you perhaps send some directions to wherever you’d like to meet up? I have a good sense of direction, but that requires knowing where I am. And this ship is very, very new to me. 

See you soon!

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[scoutcaptainaliceliddell]

Hello, Alice. I’m known as Mono. How are you, both physically and mentally?

- @ask-mono-the-stowaway

Hello,

I’m not too bad physically. Twisted my ankle in a rose thicket a week or two back, but it’s mostly healed by now. And by rose thicket, I don’t mean a Rose Red squadron, I mean a literal rose thicket. I’ve learned from that mistake.

And mentally. . .As well as can be expected? I don’t know if you can see my previous transmissions or not. Things have been rough for a while, but I’ve been holding on.

Lovely to meet you. How have you been, physically, mentally, and otherwise?

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[scoutcaptainaliceliddell]

Hi. I'm coming over. Want to spend time with you, since I like you. Also, I miss doing it.

- @ask-mono-the-stowaway

Oh! Oh, that'd be lovely. Much better than trying to distract myself with whatever's in my room. It'd be nice to see you again, Mono!

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[scoutcaptainaliceliddell]

I think this scarf’s nearly done. Maybe. It looks better than I thought it would. But it doesn’t look quite like the instructions say it should. . . oh well. 

@ask-mono-the-stowaway, do you like it?

#and sore must be the storm (conversations with mono) #alice's adventures in knitting #[it's a garter stitch scarf] #[some bits are looser than others] #[it is light purple]

[scoutcaptainaliceliddell]

Alice, I’m fine. For the last time, worry about yourself.

It’s not like I’m supposed to be here anyways.

Thanks for the coat, though.

- @ask-mono-the-stowaway

Sorry, Mono, I just. . . I can worry about multiple things at the same time, no matter how possible or impossible they are. And one of those things can be you. 

Look, I don’t know your whole story, but I know that you deserve to be safe, and healthy, and happy. If that’s possible the way things are right now, fantastic. But life’s full of unexpected weirdness. I just want to make sure you have the support you need in case things get wrong. And whatever you’ve done in the past has no bearing on that, by the way. Supposed to be here or not, you deserve to be happy. 

Keep the coat, if it helps at all.

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