Shady

Ky smiled in return and dipped her head.

“But why me?” She tensed, looking around in paranoia, as if Builder himself was going to round the corner any moment. “I… no… no how… can I make it stop?” ...

“Yes’m…” She shouldn’t have agreed to that… or should she? She wasn’t sure. This seemed precarious. “Well… I know it means nothing coming from me, but you seem like a ...

“Wait, what does that mean?” Ky asked, alarmed. “Close to the gods?”

“It’s nice to meet you all.” She smiled awkwardly. “I’m… sorry to bother. I know you probably weren’t planning on being noticed. I… am not quite sure why I can ...

“Yes ma’am.” Ky nodded. “That’s human, I think. And its good you realize that. That’s a huge step towards controlling it well…”

“Yes ma’am.” She nodded, also feeling awkward. “I’m… uh… Ky?”

“Oh…” she was blushing. This felt like a faux pas and yet she didn’t know what to do about it. “Sorry…”

“Oh?”

“…am I not supposed to be able to see you?” She whispered timidly. Great.

“Yes ma’am.” Ky nodded. “It really is. Takes a lot of… patience.”

Ky blinked, looking at them in surprise. “…hello?” Whoever could they be? Why were they still in pajamas?

She wandered towards the writing room.

“Also true.” Ky nodded. “Definitely a delicate situation all around.”

“True,” Ky agreed with a nod. “It’d be very kind of him.”