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@@ -138,6 +138,26 @@ She waved away the fork and glass of water, flopping back onto the grass once mo
 
 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)