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Warmth dismissed the *frahabrodåt* and stretched out on their belly. "Now why did *you* get all mopey all of the sudden?"
She shrugged, peeking over at the other skunk through the blades of grass and drooping columbines. "Just family stuff on the brain."
"Precious little of that, my dear," ey said, gently rapping her atop the head while making a hollow clicking noise with its tongue. When Motes merely stuck out her tongue, their expression softened. "Sorry, Motes. Why family stuff? Why is that mope-inducing? Usually you love that. Sometimes you go on about 'ma and Bee this' and 'Sis Hours that' and it is *lovely.*"
(things to talk about: Warmth as babiest Odist (most recently forked), incorporating most of down-trees than any other Odist)
"Slow Hours hates it when I call her that," Motes said, smirking, then returned her gaze to the sky. "Just been lots of thinking and talk lately about how much trouble me being small causes."
"But I am small."
"I know, but like the smallest. Like, the youngest."
Warmth huffed, indignant. "But *I* am the youngest! I am the babiest! That is my whole thing, yes? I am the most recently forked, the most recently-claimed line."
Rolling over onto her side, Motes smiled apologetically at her friend. "I know, I am sorry. We are the little ones, right? Dry Grass even calls us that! Her little ones."
The other skunk subsided. "I know. And I think I know what you mean, too: there is a difference between "the babiest Odist" and "Actual Kid: Motes In The Stage-Lights", yes?"
"Mmhm. I knew it was weird and all, and a lot of people did not like it, but I am surprised to learn just how much some people hate it."
Ey furrowed their brow. "You are?" they asked dubiously. "I though you knew that, too."
She laughed, rolling onto her back again. "I know there are lots of people who hate the whole bit. I meant more like Hammered Silver cutting off our whole stanza
(things to talk about: Warmth incorporating most of down-trees than any other Odist)