Soulweave

'What do you mean the plot changed again?'

[Well... The Parliament meeting has been rescheduled to two weeks earlier, which means the school point announcement, the cultural festival, and the first expulsion will now occur tomorrow evening.]

'That means we need to return to school by tomorrow.'

[Exactly. It's best if you hurry and sell the cores, so we can begin our return journey.]

Kai paused to consider for a moment, then nodded. 'And the good news?'

[*smile* You won't believe what reward the mission gave you for surviving the dead Mollusk.]

'I can't guess and I'd rather not check right now. Can you just tell me?... Please.'

[Aren't you supposed to put your hands together when asking for something?]

'Come on, that would just make me look weird.'

[Assessing weirdness level... 90%.]