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[shadowdive]

*BEEEEEP*
Make sure you have the right number, before you say anything.
If this is the number you meant to call, you've reached me, but I'm not picking up right now.
Tell me who you are and leave your number. I won't waste my time calling back if you forgot to leave one or the other.

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[timelymaid]

please and thank you

[ attached is a fwd'd copy of this text ]

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[shadowdive]

Consider it saved forever.

[HAHAHA those faces wow]

text; backdated to december 17th. VANI LOOKIN' A LITTLE CRAZY THERE

[timelymaid]

youre the best!!

text; backdated to december 17th. IT'S JUST THAT FUNNY OK

[shadowdive]

Course I am.

text; backdated to december 17th. SHE NEVER WANTS TO MISPLACE IT it will never happen again

[timelymaid]

how are you by the way?

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[shadowdive]

Doing well. Yourself? I'm working on Karkats christmas present, so ignore if I'm a bit slow to respond.

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[timelymaid]

okayish
i had to drink an antidote today
spoiler alert theyre not that tasty
are you making karkat a present or just wrapping it?

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[shadowdive]

You got poisoned?
Making.

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[timelymaid]

poisoned cookies.
dont buy any
what are you making?

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[shadowdive]

[After a few minutes, the video feed turns on to show a few metal scraps; some look distinctly like chess pieces, others are still a little too misshapen. Behind them, there's a flat, circled piece of hammered steel.]

Eventually, that sheet will be a watch.

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[timelymaid]

[ Aradia will flip to video because it's honestly easier, but Vani doesn't get to see awesome Christmas presents. Instead there is a partly out-of-it Aradia sitting in her bed, although she at least looks less ill than she did an hour or so ago. Not that he...saw her then. ]

You're making a watch? [ THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. ]

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[shadowdive]

[Keeping an eye on her so if it looks like she's not well enough for the feed, he won't have any qualms about telling her to get some rest.]

Yeah, or at least the body of it. I've been figuring out how to meld together Skarmory feathers to get steel sheets, then work the metal from there.

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[timelymaid]

[ The antidote and broth from Jane might be helping. But she'll probably have to get ordered to rest by the end of the conversation. For now, Aradia just looks curious. ]

Skarmory feathers...those are really strong, right?

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[shadowdive]

They're pure steel anyway, sharper than a razor if handled wrong. [Reaching offscreen, he's bringing one of the feathers into view; it looks like any normal feather, a soft steel gray shade. Turning the camera where there's some leftover wood, Vani demonstrates by running it slowly over a hunk; it looks like a saw was run through the slice instead of a simple steel feather.]

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[timelymaid]

I assume they won't be sharp in watch form? [ ...Also holy shit that's sharp. ]

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[shadowdive]

That's why I'm working them into sheets first. [He's picking up the sheet again then; it's maybe half an inch thick at this time.] I just need to layer it thicker, then I can round out the edges and work the actual shape into it.

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[timelymaid]

What are you using to work the metal?

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[shadowdive]

[Turning the feed, there's a sloppily made anvil sitting on the ground near his feet with a hammer on it; then a Charmeleon sits on his right, a Buizel on his left.]

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[timelymaid]

Oh, that looks...difficult. I'm sure Karkat will appreciate it, though.

[ You know, in his own Karkat-y way. ...Wow, she's starting to feel faint again. ]

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[shadowdive]

It's a project that I'm liking so far. [She looks like she's about to faint again, so Vanitas just cracks a half smile.] I think it's best you get some rest again. You look like you're going to fall over.

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[timelymaid]

Ah...maybe just a little. I'll talk to you later?

[ She's not going to be stubborn about this at all. ]

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[shadowdive]

Yeah. No problem.

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[timelymaid]

Thanks for keeping the smile safe.

[ And she'll click off now, to go and nap for a long time. Ugh poison. ]