[audio]

[70ftandcounting]

Is...is it over?

[A soft, quiet noise. Not a whimper, not a cry - but maybe the tiniest of sniffles]

Is he gone?

[Bartimaeus was RIGHT.]

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[needsnobottle]

[audio]

But hey, he brought you presents!

[This might be her way of trying to cheer Rapunzel up?]

[70ftandcounting]

This...stuffed...creature?

[needsnobottle]

Yeah. Furby. Just say Hey Furby and he'll talk to you.

Least that's how they work where I'm from.

[And Rapunzel can probably hear Tammy's Fruby in the background, responding to that greeting with a whistle and a faint 'what's up?']

[70ftandcounting]

Really?

[She is peering at it, then tries it.]

...Hello Furby.

[There's a whistle and she squeaks, and starts laughing.]

A-amazing!

[needsnobottle]

You can teach them words and stuff too. I think you say "good night Furby" or something like that to turn it off or make it go to sleep, but I've never had one so I don't know for sure.

And maybe you can name them?

[70ftandcounting]

[WOW COOL]

That's...that's so incredible!

[needsnobottle]

Yeah, it's pretty neat. They were pretty popular for a while, where I'm from. Though i think they were banned from certain places because they'll learn stuff and then repeat it later. Depending on what they heard...might not be best for other people to hear it.

[70ftandcounting]

What...do you mean?

[needsnobottle]

Government secrets or something. I dunno. Just don't tell your Furby any secrets and you should be hunky dory.

[And in the background you can hear Tammy's Furby whistle and say "I don't want people to hear me talking to myself."

...thanks, you furry little parrot.]

[70ftandcounting]

O-oh. good idea.

[Between ALL OF YOU, Rapunzel is going to be paranoid of everyone ever forever.]

...Talking to yourself?

[needsnobottle]

Oh. Yeah. You know. When you're alone you just think out loud or whatever.

[She doesn't really have conversations with herself that would be weird.]

[70ftandcounting]

Oh! I know what you mean. Except I was usually talking to Pascal...

[needsnobottle]

Pascal? Who's that?