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“That sounds incredible,” Ky said reverently. “Are they nice?”

Ky nodded eagerly, taking it all in. “What are they like?”

“Of course.” Sadie returned the embrace, letting them decide how long it was going to last.

Ky smiled at his sudden change of energy, shaking her head. “No. Never.”

Oooh I’ll have to go sleuthing then. I am neither Simone nor Sam.

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Hiiii scar how r u

Ky was silent for a moment. “I don’t know much about any of the other continents or oceans.”

“Seems like it’d be hard to make friends with it through the ice,” Ky mused. “Regardless.”

Sadie hesitated, looking at them. Well now this was awkward. She opened her arms invitingly. “You can hug me, if you like. It’s okay.”

“That’s wild,” Ky said.

(Nice!!!) Ky nodded. “The creature book I used to have talked about a whale with a horn that lived under the ice… I don’t know if those are real or ...

“Why would you, though? We just swam to cool off; you don’t need that up here.”

“Oof.” Ky shivered at the thought of going swimming up here. She didn’t even really like going outside. It was way too cold. “I imagine you’d go numb in an ...

Ky laughed at that. “Ah but you can go swimming in the South.”