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Another nod.

dark_light

[Who are you?] she asks again.

Slowly, sadly, he shakes his head.

dark_light

[You don't remember?]

A helpless shrug.

dark_light

[Kas, can you check if he's fixable if I decide to do that - maybe not wishing, but an enchantment, witch magic -]

Kas Petaal

truthwright

[You... probably don't want to do that,] says Kas, after consulting his alethiometer. [This is the Authority.]

dark_light

[He is a shriveled angel who can't withstand someone tapping on the glass in his tank. What happened to him?]

Kas Petaal

truthwright

[It doesn't know. But - he's the oldest angel there is.]

dark_light

She resumes talking to the Authority.

[What do you do, in there?]

He shakes his head.

dark_light

[Please answer me. Even if you don't know, you can say so.]

And then her lie detection will work.

[nothing,] he says softly.

It is true.

dark_light

[That sounds boring.]

He has no answer for that.

dark_light

[Is there anything you want to do?]

He shakes his head again.

dark_light

[You want to just hang out in your box and not do anything?]

He nods.

dark_light

[Say it, please.]

He closes his eyes instead.

dark_light

[Say it, and then I'll leave you be if you're being honest with me.]

After a minute or so, he manages,

[yes]

dark_light

[I can tell that's not the whole answer.]

Kas Petaal

truthwright