holyspirits | Audience

Oh my god, why didn't we make it broccoli.

[ very serious reply (no) ]

Right, right. Who could tolerate broccoli for a miracle? Certainly not me.

[ obviously. ]

Workload has been manageable, otherwise?

No one would damn their soul for a piece of magic broccoli. But it's a good thing we didn't do beans.

[ jokes aside; ]

It's fine. Honestly, no matter how hectic things get here, it's less work than I'm used to. It's just more stressful because I've got less control over it.

Your project that you mentioned would have maybe taken eight weeks to explain to me, I remember.

[ Thinks about it because it sounds insane to compare, but then he moves his head side to side before one shoulder draws up for a half shrug. ]

I suppose I'd find this less work as well... And be as frustrated by the same reasons as you.

Yeah. It's not personal; even with people who understand the technology I use on the same level I do, it can trip them up. Takes a while for them to even wrap their head around the scale of what I did. Without that basis, it becomes... just throwing out terms at you you've got no chance of understanding.

[ and she sighs ]

If it wasn't for that interference... It's insidious and I swear it's taunting us.

I didn't take it personally, don't worry. Usually, at that point, I think explaining the intention and result makes it easier.

[ Shortcuts. ]

Fortunately, the souls are simply lost, you all said. It's not comforting for us, but... Better than exterminated.

That's what I think too.

It's pretty much impossible to fully exterminate a soul. It's just a matter of the soul taking longer to heal itself, depending on the damage. It's something, at least.

Then, in a way, there's all the time in the world. [ Nothing? Too urgent? ] Still frustrating nonetheless.

Would you be up for a game, then? Think of it as a break.