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"Umm... h-hello! This is Elize Lutus. I'm sorry I can't get to you right now. Please leave a message."

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[ She'll take a shuttle over back to the Huntress and smack Greed over the head with her staff if she has to.

Her silent delay in response might be enough of an answer to give away she hasn't fully recovered from her grief. She has been crying less, but bringing up certain subjects might push her on edge again. ]

...I don't know? Okay, I guess?

[You're too cool, Eliza. Unfortunately, Kurt doubts that anything could get through Greed's skill.

But he does listen carefully to her answer and tries to think of the most delicate way to go about this. He definitely doesn't want to bring anything rushing back to her.]

Okay, huh? That's... well, it's okay! I- I hope that things can feel better.

But if you ever need to talk to someone, I'm here.

I hope so too...

[ Said with a tired sigh in her voice. Another pause, as she's contemplating what else to say. ]

Can we talk a little more?

[ Even though he did just offer a listening ear, she asks anyway. She actually doesn't know what to talk about right now. She's just lonely. ]

Sure. [He says casually.]

What do you want to talk about, Elize?

Umm...

[ She didn't really have anything in mind at the moment. It takes her awhile to think of something. ]

...What do you do when you're feeling sad?

[ Distractions. Her usual hobbies, like drawing in her personnel room, haven't been doing much to keep her distracted though. ]

Well... There's one thing I came up with just the other day. I think it'll help if you're feeling either mad or sad... or if you just need to get away.

You have to find yourself the nearest window, and take a moment to take in all the stars you see out there.

Then? It's time to name constellations.

[ There may be the sound of shuffling around as she moves to the nearest window that she can find. The concept of outer space wasn't something thought upon back home, until she arrived on the fleet. The augment gave her some small understanding of it, but the word "constellations" is a new one. ]

Con-stuh-lay-shuns? [ She sounds it out slowly. ] Is that a fancy name for stars?

[Then she can consider this education to be a constellation prize.

Kurt chuckles at her reaction, having already parked himself by the nearest window.]

Close! It's a word for a group of stars. You ever look at the clouds and figure out what shapes they look like?

Well, this is kind of like the outer space version of that. Try to see those stars as dots you can connect to make shapes! Then you can name that constellation based on the shape! Pretty cool, huh?

[ Wow, that's stellar.

But yes, she understands what he's getting at when he gives clouds as an example. She's squinting as the stars, connecting them in her head and making a picture. Of course the first thing that comes into mind is something she likes. ]

I think I see... an ice pop!

[ Food... ]

Ooh, good find! [He squints at the stars to try to see if he finds what she's talking about... although it's probably hard when they're looking from different ships.]

We can call that one the Icey Pop Constellation! Coolest star arrangement in the sky!

[ That's okay, Kurt. There can totally be two ice pop constellations in the sky.

Is that the sound of her trying to stifle a giggle? She knows what he did there. ]

Yes, I approve. It's... the coolest!

[Good. It's not like they're actually charting them, after all. That's not the important part. What sounds like a stifled giggle? Now that's important.

He chuckles softly as he goes on.]

You're right about that one. It's the kind of constellation that really pops out at you, isn't it?

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