“I’m sure….But getting drunk doesn’t help anything.” 

Well, not in like a... forget all my problems kinda way. I just wanna destress for like a minute, you know?

I would say I feel the same way. But — I, well I don’t drink. 

“That doesn’t seem like a very good idea to me. You’re probably funny when drunk.”

I am VERY funny when drunk, Ashton. You don’t even know.

What do they call you?

I’m M-Mila. Mila Th-Thatcher.

It is no trouble, beautiful.

Uhm. Yea. Right. I- I -Uh. Ha.

That is so boring. I would never let work keep me from going out for weeks. Ah, no, it is just a shame not to have your cute face showing itself.

Well, that is my life. It’s not like I go out much anyway! Uhm... thank you? I think yea. Thanks for that!

Three weeks? Goodness. Were you cursed?

If only I could blame it on that! No, I was just very exhausted.

We’ve missed you.

I’ve missed everyone too! I just... I was busy with work it went crazy for a bit and then when I wasn’t working I was just sleeping. I don’t know. Anyways, how are you? Did I miss anything?

Well… I’m glad to have been of assistance.

I don’t see why not. My cousins like in Atlantica. They’re merpeople. It doesn’t really sound implausible to me, speaking as someone with mermen for cousins, a goddess for a mother and freakish strength for a talent.

Yea, I suppose you’re right, huh? Wow. My hope just-just shot through the roof you have no idea!

I mean… I don’t tend to think of myself as a myth, but I guess technically I am…

Why would anyone think you’re crazy? You don’t seem crazy to me.

Because I like to believe in things that other people think are impossible. Like Atlan- Wait wait wait a second. You’re like a myth, then right? You’re a living... myth! Or legend or whatever. Right?

Well, it’s just… people often do. Because the parents and the… well, I break things, like you’ve seen.

No! Not at all! I think it makes you... special. And hey, I get called crazy all the time, so there ya go! I’m proving that right now!

No, it’s-it’s fine. It’s kinda nice not to have someone think I’m a freak for it, is all.

A freak? What?! No, of course not! That’s so neat. It’s-it’s just so cool!