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it really is nice

what have you been up to?

Staying out of trouble ;)

[Crying over her not-boyfriend
Stewing in self-pity
The usual]

Hey, quick question though

good :)

oh! yeah what is it?

This might sound a little bit weird, so if it's totally weird then I apologize

i'm sure it's fine

OK Are you secretly a duck?

[A few minutes pass before a response comes.]

WELL

technically i never said i wasn't so that means it's not a secret so that means no, i am not secretly a duck

[...Man, Sonya didn't think she could possibly actually be - but there it is.]

An excellently lawyerly answer, young miss; you have my respect for that one. Can I take that negation of the secret part as confirmation of the duck part?

yes

okay i know like five seconds ago i said it wasn't a secret but if you could not mention it to anyone that would be really nice thank you

Not even if they pay me ;) Okay but how does it work? Are you a shapeshifter?

no it's like... you know the pendant i wear all the time? it's magic kind of

Really. Okay. It makes you human, or...?

yep you got it!

That's actually really neat! What would happen if someone else put it on? Is it only for you?

it wouldn't do anything for anyone else yeah! haha thanks i guess it is

So when you're a duck do you think like a duck? Are you different mentally then than now? Or are you always Ahiru?

that's kind of tough! i don't remember anything from before i got it so maybe i was different then, but since then i think basically the same no matter if i'm changed or not

if this is boring or weird or anything you can change the subject haha i don't want to just talk about myself forever

No, I want to talk about you! This is really interesting!

[Which...it is. For the first time in two weeks she's not mooning over her own problems; she's really interested and engaged.]

So if I can ask...Why do you keep it secret? Or "not secret but please don't tell," I should say.

you can ask! i think it's like... since it's who i am, i want to be able to tell people who i know i can trust on my own terms. does that make sense?

Yeah. It really does. Are you okay with me knowing?

oh yeah that's fine with me! can i ask how you found out though? did saul tell you?

Nope! Though now I know he's keeping secrets from me...Hmmmmmmmm...he's in trouble... No, I saw you at the party.

ohhhh okay that makes sense!

you're someone i don't mind knowing though so it's okay :)

Ahh, that's such a sweet thing to say! <3 I'm glad that you're okay with it Can you fly as a duck?

kind of! i'm not that great at it but somebody is teaching me

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