Cam and Warrior Cats
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She does.  Some of the names aren't the same as English's but Ellie can describe those ones by their properties well enough and the rocks themselves match.  After receiving them, Ellie measures out a complicated symmetrical array and lies face down in the middle of it.  She at least hasn't bled very much more since Cam made the model but Felicity makes a face anyways (or, with the benefit of omniscient narration, makes sixteen faces).

"I think it's working," says Ellie, slightly muffled, after a minute.

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"I'll take that as a no on the trying to patch you up my way?"

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"I don't have a strong preference."

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So Cam will carefully patch up the skin on her back. "Does this happen a lot? - oh, by the way, this is Felicity, my new PA, she used to be several dead people, Felicity this is Ellie."

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Ellie props herself up on her elbows.  "Thanks.  Uh, no, this was the first time - I'm actually extremely upset because I've never done anything wrong before - or still, I guess - or, I mean I've messed up at things but I had a perfect record for intentional wrongdoing and now I don't and I think that will still be true even if this gets cleared up.  But probably that's fine because even in the very best case scenario you're still probably going to be uprooting all of society as we know it?  If you're like, you know - hi Felicity nice to meet you."

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"It's honestly not very nice to be meeting you!  Nice name, though."

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". . . Thank you . . ."

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"Felicity in your capacity as my PA consider reading an etiquette book or something so you don't alienate people unnecessarily?" suggests Cam. Ellie's skin is all put back together and she has some replacement blood now.

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"I will do that."

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"It's fine?  Or, I at least don't object to her implying she doesn't approve of whippings."

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"Was there something else you objected to?"

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"I mean I'm not thrilled at the insinuation of emotional immaturity but if there are going to be star clouds walking around at ground level I guess we're all just going to have to get used to that, yeah?"

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"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to insinuate that you were emotionally immature, just that you should consider being kinder to yourself and performing less deference in this context.  Do you want a hug?"

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" - I have a cat but thanks."

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"...emotional immaturity?" says Cam.

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"'Ellie' is a very October Fourct sort of name and there are certain stereotypes."

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"Oh, I see. All the more reason for the etiquette book! Ellie, is there anyone I should go, like, talk to for you -? Can your record be cleared at this point?"

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"I haven't actually ever dealt with this part of the system so I have no idea.  Probably not.  It doesn't matter though?  On the scale of like, ending material scarcity.  I think it won't affect whether I can get you into the plant if you're already willing to tag along and be an obviously real person who exists and is maybe going to donate stuff or something."

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"If you say so. When's a good time for that?"

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". . . Before, I was imagining it being around the time of my next shift, but that has its own flaws and since the plant has to run fourct-oct I guess it could really be any time?"

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"I am not yet accustomed to local timekeeping. Is now good since I'm here anyhow?"

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"It has to be running each of the fourct hours in a day, oct days a week.  Now's fine."

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" - I will try to avoid saying twisty pointed things the way stars are wont to but over a third of me are your geminis and I recognize what you're doing on a personal level and think it's very unhealthy!  At the very very absolute least you should have a cozy warm drink or something before going off to have a complicated social interaction with intimidating people of higher standing than you immediately after having been whipped for failing to successfully navigate a complicated social interaction with intimidating people of higher standing than you!  There's a strong case to be made for waiting which rests on your likely effectiveness, if you're unmoved by ones about your personal wellbeing and emotional state."

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"You're very - aa.  Sure, I'll give it a bit."  To Cam: "Sorry."

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