[HE ROW COME YOU KNEE CAY SHUN] - [Text]

[thepurpleone]

Hey Agrii

Can we have the ships back?

I want to go on a space vacation.

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[agrii]

Have to, to live.

[thepurpleone]

You guys are super blunt.

[agrii]

What mean 'blunt'?

[thepurpleone]

Like... not sharp objects. Except with your words. You are very straightforward.

Hey how old are you.

[agrii]

I turn eight tick next tick. See He Rows here half my life! Learning much about He Rows. But never hear that word before. Not like that. 'Blunt'.

Explain 'straightforward'?

[thepurpleone]

Eight, huh. I am about six years older than you. Maybe seven if I'm here any longer. I do not look forward to winter again.

What's your name?

"Straightforward" is basically what it sounds like- straight, like a line, and forward, directional, right in front of you. You say what's on your mind, which isn't necessarily bad, but sometimes it can be mistaken for not caring. Or being mean.

[agrii]

You are straight forward.

I am Te Mi.

[thepurpleone]

I try to be, anyway. Seems like that's the easiest way for you guys to understand considering this isn't your main language.

I'm Donnie.

[agrii]

Learn talk watching He Rows. Young Agrii speak better He Row.

Hello Donnie!

[thepurpleone]

[He smirks a bit. They must have learned a lot from people like Dustin. Although that reminder makes him sad so he pointedly focuses elsewhere.]

I can tell. It's already better than the other Agrii I've been talking to.

Nice to sort of meet you, Te Mi. Sounds like we might get to actually meet you all soon? Hopefully?

[agrii]

Grow up listen to He Rows more than even other Agrii. They watch Fleet. I watch He Rows here. Listen. See.

Soon hopeful! Give gift to He Rows who nice.

[thepurpleone]

Fleet... like the one Keith told me about? Where everyone was stuck on ships and couldn't die? How are you watching us? ....do you watch everything?

[Suddenly very self-conscious.]

Very specific but I guess Santa purportedly does the same thing.

[agrii]

Yes. That fleet. Watch all things. See He Rows. Know He Rows.

Who Santa?

[thepurpleone]

That is super concerning. I heard the ones behind the whole Fleet thing were not nice. And may still be around.

Santa's this over-commercialized gimmick for a holiday called Christmas back on Earth. The story goes that he's some big guy with a beard and dresses in red, and he goes all over the world delivering presents, all in one night, which is physically impossible, of course.

[agrii]

Not nice how?

Not hear of Santa before. Why give gifts?

[thepurpleone]

Using other people for entertainment kind of not-nice? Actually I know someone who does that back home and she's pretty horrible, but at least it's a very specific form of entertainment in that she throws people in a big old arena called the Battle Nexus.

Know what, I have no idea. I think it was just a way to get kids to behave and do stuff like clean their rooms and do all their chores or else Santa would skip them. Adults come up with anything to get kids to behave.

[agrii]

Fight is bad. Hurt is bad.

Should clean room so no trip and hurt self. Just smart.

[thepurpleone]

Yeah, getting hurt is not fun.

Know what, agreed. My room is usually very clean and everything is in its place.

[agrii]

Know. See room. Very clean.

[thepurpleone]

Uh.

What else have you seen?

[agrii]

Many things. He Rows talk of make skool. What is skool?

[thepurpleone]

That is not reassuring at all. Do you like, watch when we sleep and stuff too? Because that's kind of creepy.

School. It's a place people go to learn various things.

[agrii]

No. Is boring.

Oh. What learn?

[thepurpleone]

Not to mention rude. Wow. How would you like it if I watched you all the time?

Well, I've never been, myself, except for when my human friend needed help in her projects, but there's all sorts of subjects. Language and math, science, art...

[agrii]

Would let you, if could. Can't.

Explain subjects. Know math. Is adding and subtract.