[She looks up from her bowl of cereal, glancing at Corvus from a seat at the kitchen table. Elle balances her spoon with her fingers, and takes the question in stride.]
You mean... purposefully? Recently? Because unless you count the time when I was little and swallowed an ant on a dare, I’m going to say not usually.
[The last word is said with a lilt of a question — “not usually?” — because while she’s used to the oddities of living with Corvus, strange creature that he is, this question feels far more specific than normal.]
You reading something about bugs and flowers over there?
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You mean... purposefully? Recently? Because unless you count the time when I was little and swallowed an ant on a dare, I’m going to say not usually.
[The last word is said with a lilt of a question — “not usually?” — because while she’s used to the oddities of living with Corvus, strange creature that he is, this question feels far more specific than normal.]
You reading something about bugs and flowers over there?
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[His conversations with Elle flows more naturally these days since he isn't as curt with her.]
One of your neighbors seems unwell. I saw her eating primroses. Bugs and all.
[Of course, there's no stopping the casual manner in which he executes his outlandish remarks.]