[they've all been busy with their own lives, figuring stuff out, settling into whatever normalcy they can get while they're here— everything's fair game with so many new things to discover, learn about, teach other people whenever they arrive from their worlds, dazed and confused. given the more open parts of his schedule now, there are surely times they can figure out and plan family get-togethers around.]

Mm, [he answers in confirmation, finishing the second sandwich piece he's taken before continuing,] I'll keep it in mind and perhaps we could figure out something to do together that might actually get us out of the compound.

[aw gosh, he'd love to come and visit lil' apple though, maybe bring the donkey some of its favorite snacks, alongside some vegetables or other fruits it may like. however, if lil' apple starts offering him affection, sizhui's going to feel sorta bad— but then it's also not his fault if an animal likes him more, he supposes!

everything? they'll be here for hours upon hours if he shares it all, of course, yet there are likely some things he could omit and he might possibly be able to summarize.]

Lately? Haah... there was the ball a while back, then I went to a ‘young adult's’ party and ended up having the strange lung-flower disease.