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fern. ([personal profile] longtooth) wrote2025-05-12 12:19 pm

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Voice — Text
"This is Fern. Leave a message."
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text — a week or so after they meet

[personal profile] elsecall 2026-02-07 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I want to repay you.

[ That's it. That's the text. Jasnah has finally got herself a phone — and some spare joolies! — and intends to make good on her debt with Fern. It only took her the better part of the morning to figure out how to actually text.

She gives no indication who she is beyond the existence of a debt, though. ]
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[personal profile] elsecall 2026-02-10 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Just as abrupt: ]

The umbrella.
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[personal profile] elsecall 2026-02-11 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
It took time to find one at a fair price.
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[personal profile] elsecall 2026-02-12 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Something temporary, yes.

[ But don't ask too many questions because I don't have details yet, whoops. ]

It's hard to imagine anyone manages to pay down their debt at these wages.

[ Complains the lifelong royal who has never had to think about paying for anything. ]
Edited 2026-02-12 12:23 (UTC)
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[personal profile] elsecall 2026-02-13 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Okay, awkward question but: ]

How many months was that?

[ It's just she recently learned her weeks are a different length to the weeks her. ]
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[personal profile] elsecall 2026-02-14 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Fascinating. So — twelve months in a year? We have ten.
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[personal profile] elsecall 2026-02-17 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you also from Earth? So many seem to be.
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[personal profile] elsecall 2026-02-18 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
A planet called Roshar. Have you heard it mentioned by anyone else?

[ Ah. She's in her 'looking for fellows from home' phase. ]
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[personal profile] elsecall 2026-02-19 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Some may say Alethkar, instead. If you hear of either...

[ What? Should she dare to hope? What a dreadful position to be in. Relegated to hope. ]

Well. I would find myself once again grateful.