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"You've reached David. Leave a message after the tone."

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telepathy, thx

[carmesi]

What exactly are 'frosted flakes'?

that icon tho

[unquiets]

( a question that might be felt more than heard, at least as far as words and thoughts go, before, briefly, an image. (or, more to the point, a memory — a box on a kitchen counter.) )

You didn't have those? They're like Cornflakes.

[carmesi]

( why is there an ugly tiger eating cereal? )

Of course not. Not that one either. Just say cereal with 11 grams of sugar next time.
Bike reflector?

[unquiets]

( have more whimsy in your life, wanda. why not is the bigger question. )

I'm not that indiscriminate.
They came with, like, toys and stuff. Useful things. For when you were burning off all the sugar you just ate.

[carmesi]

I am pretty sure that is not how you burn sugar.
There is no ugly tiger on cereal boxes here.

Does it need to have the tiger?

[unquiets]

Is there ugly anything on cereal boxes here?

Why would it need to have the tiger? I'm not 10.
It's about the taste.

[carmesi]

You showed me an image of a tiger cereal box.

( ????? what do you mean? that messages sounds like a scoff from her end. )

Milk? Yogurt?

( this muesli fiend )

[unquiets]

Because you asked what Frosted Flakes were. I showed you Frosted Flakes.
Would just a bowl of cereal have helped? It's not like you can tell the difference between oval, corn-based cereal visually.
Oh, okay, that one's yellow.

...What about milk and yogurt?

[carmesi]

( there's other colors? she just grabs at a few boxes that show an image of cereal topped by strawberries. she doesn't actually think there are real strawberries in the box. should she get him, like, a toy or surprise for each box?

hmm... )

Do you have milk or yogurt with cereal?

[unquiets]

Milk.
Please don't get skimmed.
Do you eat your cereal dry?

( perhaps he should establish what cereal she does eat before asking that question. )

[carmesi]

I don't like skimmed. I'm getting normal milk.
I have it with yogurt and honey. Fruits if there are any.

[unquiets]

Thank God.
"It"?

1/2

[carmesi]

( hey )

[carmesi]

Muesli?

[unquiets]

( immediately— )

Oh, so you liked eating paper as a child.

[carmesi]

Sometimes paper was all we had to fill our stomachs.

1/2

[unquiets]

[unquiets]

That's cheating.

[carmesi]

Maybe, but you won't know if it's true or not.

[unquiets]

( mm. )

You wouldn't lie to me.

( :) )

[carmesi]

So, you think that me eating paper as a kid is funny. That's very mean, David.

[unquiets]

( ugh. )

That's not what I meant.

[carmesi]

Got you.

( her feelings are not hurt. he's fine; sometimes you gotta be able to joke about the worst time of your life. )

We didn't eat paper, for the record. We always had food even if it was very little. If you share your frosted flakes, I will try them.

[unquiets]

That's mean.

( punctuated by a pause, a break in his thoughts. he knows it's not something he can relate to — the scarcity, the fear, the ever-present threat.

and so, for now, he doesn't linger on it. )

We've got to find them first, me or you.
But if you like muesli, you're not gonna like them.

[carmesi]

It's not.

( he'll live. )

I might not, but I can also figure that out when I try. I didn't find a frosted flakes one, but I found some cereal with a lot of sure. You can try it out whenever.