i see a river

“Darling I thought you’d never ask,” Ingrid hadn’t really been to a mortal party yet, but she’d never shy away from an event.

“/That sounds like a more personal problem, honey./” Ingrid rolled her eyes dramatically.

“/English asshole,/” Ingrid retorted back in german. It was moments like these that made her eternally greatful for Allspeak.

“Slang is awful -- just speak the language guys come on,” she said with fake irritation.

“That’s certainly understandable. I think she knows that I’m here. We’ll see.”

“You mortals and your vernacular is a bit strange.”

“Believe me when I say: I’m certainly not a child.”

“I guess after a while of it just being the two of us against everyone else, the first thing I wanted to do was experience things by myself for at least a few hours.”