I'd been assuming they were a lot younger for some reason. Huh. Okay.

...Huh. No, they're at least close to my age, and pretty normal for it apart from what the stressplant is doing. They aren't working on the same kind of scale I do, but most of us don't.

For some reason I thought the stealing thing was mostly an adolescent game.

Ah. Yeah, no, most people only give it up when they start feeling like they can't sneak around well enough any more; it's uncommon for someone to still be going out at a hundred, but not that unusual.

Ah. 

They seem to have gotten the idea that that's not how things are done here, at least.

I'm glad.

Nod. If they ever want to stop using the stressplant it might be a problem, but they seem to be okay with it.

And there haven't been other problems, right?

No bad ones. They're kind of forward about approaching people, which Quendi don't seem to mind but humans do sometimes, and every once in a while someone'll need to warn them about something they've forgotten is dangerous, but they're doing okay in general, they aren't wandering off and getting into trouble or anything.

I'm glad it worked okay.

Mmhmm. Hug. If it wasn't for the Enemy it'd be so nice here.

It really would. So much more relaxed.

We'll get there. The mages are coming along really well.

I just hope the Enemy can be killed this way at all.

If they can't, we can look for magic in other worlds, too. There's got to be something.

I didn't think of that. I should have. Yes.

She hugs him and nods. It's risky, we don't know what kinds of dangerous things there are in other worlds, and if they have their own teleportation they might be able to come find us. But, yes.

There are ways we can be more careful, to be sure.

But if we have to - worth the risk, I think.

Definitely. 

Hug. Thoughtful hug.

You okay?

Yeah. Just thinking about Angband.

It'll end.