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[firstlaugh]

[The video feed flicks on as Tina settles herself in front of the camera. The bits of her arms and legs that are visible are covered in meticulously-written geography crib notes and she’s got a rather obvious ink smear on her left cheek.]

Alright, geography crew! I need your help. When was Attilan founded? And what’s the population? Wikipedia’s

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[beforetheship]

Um- [ He's trying to answer, but horribly distracted by the ink ]

Um I think it was- founded in 5,000 B. C-

You know you've got some bit of- [ His hand lifts, pokes at his own cheek by way of explanation ] on your face there.

[firstlaugh]

Yeah, I know... Stupid permanent pen... [tina's glow is red around the edges as she ducks her head away from the camera to find a space on her arms that's not yet already annotated.] Oh! I think I've put too many zeros in five-thousand. It's three zeros, right? Not four?

[beforetheship]

-Maybe a bit of soap and hot water to get it off? Or you could add a second color to wear it as war paint and tell everyone you're a savage for the day. Oh- ah, it's, three, yes.

[firstlaugh]

[Tina stares at her leg off-screen before shrugging and crossing out something on her shin.]

Eh. Thanks.

[tina pauses to give Jolly's idea some serious thought. She eventually gives him a quick grin.]

Hah! You're not that bad, y'know.

[beforetheship]

[ He offers her a smile that's somewhere between sheepish and good humored ]

Well that's good to hear. I strive to be tolerable.