Lark: "I don't know if I should share my characters... they're nothing special."
Me: "Your characters are interesting and delightful."
Lark: "No, no, I know that their premises can be engaging. I just think that my particular execution of them is--"
Me: "THE PARTICULAR WAY THAT YOU WRITE YOUR CHARACTERS, THE DETAILS AND FLOURISHES AND CARE THAT ARE UNIQUELY YOURS AND YOURS ALONE, IS INTERESTING AND DELIGHTFUL"
Lark: "Okay, okay, okay, but, hear this... what if people are mean to me?"
Bast: "We'll--"
Me: "I'LL EAT THEM!!!"
Lark: "Phosphor, no!"
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