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[afeatherpillow]

Once upon a time, there were two kings who lived in two separate kingdoms and sat upon two separate thrones; one kingdom was in a valley bathed in light and had bountiful harvests and green, green grass for all the livestock to live on, whereas the other was on a mountain bathed in darkness and suffered drought and famine and so forth, and many of

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[incywincyhero]

I've never been very good with this kind of thing. Not unless there's a bit added at the end about when a train which left for the dark kingdom from the light kingdom at 10 AM will pass the train which left for the light kingdom from the dark kingdom at 11:45, assuming the first train is travelling at 60 miles per hour and the second at 45.

[afeatherpillow]

Which is it that you're good at, exactly? Mathematics or humor?

[incywincyhero]

You're just waiting to deploy the pithy yet cutting remark, aren't you?

[afeatherpillow]

Humor's not safely within my realm. I'll keep it at that.

[incywincyhero]

Oooh, you're good.

[afeatherpillow]

How are you, Spider-Man?

[incywincyhero]

Dandy, just as always. Feeling a little down, Katurian?

[afeatherpillow]

Tired, maybe. It's been a tiring summer.

[incywincyhero]

Understatement of the year, that one.

[ENCRYPTED.]

I know the last few weeks have been rough on you -- are you holding up all right, now that it's mostly over? Need a friendly ear? I know we don't know each other that well, security details aside, but sometimes that takes the pressure off.

encrypted;

[afeatherpillow]

Do you promise not to tell Andy? He worries enough. He's done enough for me. He doesn't need any more.

encrypted;

[incywincyhero]

I won't tell him anything you tell me without your permission.

encrypted;

[afeatherpillow]

No.

I don't know.

encrypted;

[incywincyhero]

You don't have to tell me anything, either. But I'm here.