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"Are you okay?"

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"I- just. Can't," she says, gesturing a little at the lesson materials, and folding down slightly. "Can't focus?"

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"Okay."

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She blinks at that. She knows Edie just said it was okay to stop whenever, but...

"S'okay?" she asks quietly.

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"Yeah, of course."

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"Thank you," she murmurs, leaning a little heavier into Edie. "M'sorry. Just. Can't focus anymore."

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Snuggle. "Yeah, of course. Mental energy is a thing that can be used up as much as physical energy is."

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"Oh." Snuggles.

There's a...lot of new stuff she's learning, quite aside from how to read, and she isn't even sure how to process it all. (Isn't even entirely sure she can.)

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For now she does not have to process anything. Instead, snuggles.

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Snuggles!

Although eventually, with nothing else to focus on, Blaze starts getting twitchy at the fact that she's just doing nothing.

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When she starts getting twitchy Edie asks if she's okay.

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"Not used to...not doing anything?"

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"I guess that makes sense."

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"I- is there. Something? I can be doing?"

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"Definitely," she says firmly. "--Do you want to learn to knit?"

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She thinks about that, bites at her lip. Yarn is flammable but...

She nods. "Please?" she asks quietly.

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"Okay! I don't actually know how to knit yet, either, but we can find knitting stuff and there's probably a book on it in the library, we can learn together."

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Blaze bites at her lip a little more. "I- if you. Don't mind? I- would like that? But- don't want to...take up all your time?"

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"Once the weekend's over I'll have classes again."

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"Oh. Yes." (She'd half forgotten that school was a thing Edie would be doing.) "That's good," despite the quiet tone, there's nothing but sincerity in her words. (Someone as good as Edie shouldn't waste her time on Blaze.)

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"But you're making really good progress on reading and I bet you'll be able to practice while I'm gone if you want."

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She ducks her head, blushing slightly. (She's definitely not used to be told she's good at anything.) "I- I hope so. Would like that." (Which is more about being able to read on her own than not spending time with Edie.)

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"It'll be great."

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She giggles quietly, quickly trying to smother the sound, but stays snuggled into Edie.

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"Do you want to go look for knitting stuff or should I ask Emily to get it for us?"

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