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[ecks]

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[devoutish]

[It definitely does, and he has a guess.]

Then we'll discuss when we meet up.

[shadow network]

Unless you can read this?

[ecks]

[She's utterly heartbroken. What can she trade for the cat if he already has Winter's program?]

[shadow network]

I can read this.

[shadow network]

[devoutish]

And this is what you wanted to trade, yeah?

[shadow network]

[ecks]

This is what I wanted to trade, yeah.

[shadow network]

[devoutish]

Well. That's all right. I'm sure you'll find something else.

[Won't you, Ecks?]

[back to the regular network]

[ecks]

[She will, that's the sad part.]

What other kinds of things do you want?

[devoutish]

Difficult to say. I'll consider anything that might come in handy. But that's good for you, yeah? It gives you a wide variety of things I'll trade for.

[ecks]

I will tell you the things I find as I find them. Do not tear up the cats.

[devoutish]

Cross my heart.

[ecks]

But not your fingers.

[devoutish]

Why would I cross my fingers?

[ecks]

You would cross your fingers so you could lie.

[devoutish]

Ecks, someone doesn't need to cross their fingers to lie to you.

[ecks]

I know. I mean literally do not cross your fingers and I mean also do not lie because that is what crossing your fingers means.

[devoutish]

[He turns on the video and holds up his hands, fingers spread wide.]

[ecks]

[That is more like it.]

Accepted.

What does crossing your heart mean and how is it done?

[devoutish]

It's an expression. It means "I promise".

[ecks]

Can you lie when you promise?

[devoutish]

You can always lie. But there are consequences.

[ecks]

That is accurate if you are caught lying.

[devoutish]

If you lied, do you think I would catch you?

[ecks]

I do not lie. I was never taught how to lie.

[devoutish]

And what if you taught yourself?

[ecks]

I do not know how to teach myself things I do not know how to do.

[That's three lies in a row, more or less. She'll just wait to see if he does catch them.]

[devoutish]

[Not yet, Ecks! Keep going!]

You can think for yourself, can't you?

[He knows she's big on that, at least.]