[Lina just. listens to him, and g-d bless him he's trying his best. it takes her a second to realize that he definitely doesn't know what she's talking about, but the thing is that she knows someone whose soul is a book so being made of ink isn't really that far off? but they're inside and she knows he's coming at her from the right place and she's smiling.]

[she, unlike Clover, can't hold a grudge. once she wriggles out of his hug, which is much harder than she would've expected, she straightens up.]

It's based off intoning. Intonation. Singing? [there's a meek smile.] Not something I've ever been good at, but if everything I remember about the others is right, Two wasn't a very good Intoner. Thank you, Al.

It's... not something I've told a lot of people yet. Because I don't think everybody I know would be this understanding.