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[victortugelbend]

I've heard it said that I've been Hibernating for ages. And that's Too Bad.

Because in the summer-time it should by rights have been called Estivation.

Sheesh. Kids these days.

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[beth_metatronim]

Oh, hello Victor! Good morning!

[victortugelbend]

?

It's dark out, actually.

[beth_metatronim]

Oh, is it! Do you know what time it is, then? I think it's a different time in Ankh-Morpork than in Überwald, anyway.

[victortugelbend]

Eh. Salutations will do without reference to time of day or night.

[beth_metatronim]

Salutations upon your finally waking, then, Victor. It is nice to see you about again. I think Ponder might have been missing you at times.

[victortugelbend]

That's silly. I've been right here.

[beth_metatronim]

But hibernating. Estivating. Whatever. Not much company for our dear Master Wizard.

But that'll be all right now, I hope, as you've finally woken up on your own now summer is turning to autumn. You can't estivate in autumn. It would be the wrong term.

[victortugelbend]

There could be a new Word. Autumnivate perhaps.

I don't actually sleep all the Time. A lot of it, but not All, Per Se ...

[beth_metatronim]

Hah, yes! For your sleeping habit, new terms need to be coined to describe them. But you can stay awake a bit as well, you know. I'm sure Ponder would enjoy that. Heh - and how much! He sounded a tad frustrated the last time I talked to him.

[victortugelbend]

I do. Who have you been talking to ... ?

[beth_metatronim]

Oh, good. Very good. I'd been talking to Ponder, and of course he didn't say much about it, much less complain, but I got the feeling he wasn't getting any seeing all that much of you.