TLV Inbox

[doihavetoexplainmath]

[There's no greeting or anything, just some changing and scraping sounds and a shot of a shadowy, faintly purple ceiling, and it cuts off four seconds later.]

Comments

[thebubblyone]

Hilda just smiles, shakes her head. She doesn't sound condescending in the least, but she can't help thinking of when her teenage niece and nephew would dig in their heels over things they' wouldn't do.

"Entrapta. You can't just say you're 'not graduating' you like you know here and now that it's never going to happen."

[doihavetoexplainmath]

"It's pretty central to the plan, actually." She always just assumes she'll be successful eventually, and she hasn't really been wrong yet.

[thebubblyone]

"Which plan is that, then?" she asks, more in hope than expectation.

[doihavetoexplainmath]

"Study indefinitely without being interrupted or having to contend with the passage of time and shifting politics." Duh.

[thebubblyone]

"That's...not really a plan," Hilda contends mildly, but adds nothing further. "Anyway. Is there anything I can be doing for you to make your life easier, hey?"

[doihavetoexplainmath]

"I doubt it." Since free access to all the labs aboard is probably not on the list.

[thebubblyone]

Hilda looks unfazed.

"Try me?"

[doihavetoexplainmath]

"I'm fine."

[thebubblyone]

"Suit yourself," she murmurs, nonplussed. "But you won't owe me anything over a favour or two, I hope you know that."

[doihavetoexplainmath]

Well, that wasn't her concern at all, and it touches a nerve. "I didn't think I would. Why is everything so transactional around here."

[thebubblyone]

Brows lifting.

"It's not, Entrapta, that's my whole point. I just don't know why else you wouldn't ask."

[doihavetoexplainmath]

"I have plenty to do. I don't need anything." She crosses hers arms, frowning. Hilda, admittedly, is not guilty of annoying her this way, just bringing it up.

[thebubblyone]

"Suit yourself. Anyway, we'll catch up again soon, alright? Don't be a stranger, love."

[doihavetoexplainmath]

"If that's necessary." This isn't really Hilda's fault, but she's not going to be too pleasant about it.