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A turtle! I bet it's a turtle.

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- woah. [A little pause, but there's a smile in her voice.] That's right. You got it faster than I expected...

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[ a giggle ]

To be honest, I think it's because I heard one really similar to it before. Something about an animal that can carry its home on its back...

Oh! Should I filter that? In case anyone else wants to guess?

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Hmm, maybe you should! I have some other riddles too, if you want them - but then anyone who looks could have a bit of a challenge.

I'm Rin, by the way.

lala her first reply is now filtered!

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Done! [ and she does so ] Hi Rin. You can call me Nudge. [ she draws a star ✰ ]

Oh, sure, I'd like that. Bring 'em on.

nudge you a sweetie!

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Nice to meet you. [hehe, she's cute.] Are you newish around here?

Here's another one, anyway: what do you look at with one eye, but never two?

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You too. I'm pretty new! A month is new, right? I know people have been here for like.. years.

Hmmm. Okay, this one is harder. Is itttt... a needle?

<3

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Mm! It can turn into a long time, but find lots of stuff to do and don't count every day, and it'll pass quicker.

No, it's not a needle...

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Yep! That's why I have my List.

Hmm. Is it a cool, symbolic answer, like the past~ or the future~?

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Ahah, you made a list? Now that's a good idea. And if you keep doing things from that, you'll find more and more things to do...

Nope! It's a physical thing.

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Yep! In a way, it's good, because I have so much free time here, so I get to do all the things I always wanted.

Welllllll... oh! Oh, is it like... a keyhole? When you're peeping into a room?

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What have you been doing, then?

That's closer! But you're not quite there yet.

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Mostly watching movies and exploring the forest and eating stuff. Aaaaand I have plans to learn French, bake cookies, and take up gardening! And hopefully not kill any flowers. How long have you been here?

Gosh... oh, okay. How about a telescope?

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I'll have been here three years, at the beginning of this August. [somewhat restrained; she knows it's a long time... one of the longer runners, somehow.]

Closer still! But you're not quite there yet.

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Oh boy... [ :x she starts to say something like 'you must miss your home a lot' but she stops herself just in time! she is learning about this tact thing ] What kinds of stuff have you been doing all this time?

[ she scratches her head ] I really don't know... is it those one-sided glasses that old guys wear? What are they called again...? Mo-somethings.

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Well... I'm from a long time before most people in the castle, so I learn about everything I can. I have Pokémon, which are animals from a world change, that I explore and do stuff with... I own a business these days. And I explore the outside world and think of stuff that the castle residents can do, like I don't know if you know about the outposts, but we have dead zone outposts and they're a thing I organized I guess.

[a little confused pause, but - ] Oh, I think I know what you mean! It's not that, but you're still on the right track, I think.