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[forsometimenow]

Who: The crew of the Wonderduck and any visitors
Broadcast: N/A
Action: SS Wonderduck
When: The latter half of May

[IT'S A MINGLE, SWEET DUCKS. What're you all up to?]

Comments

[thezerothlaw]

[Oh. Good. He's hesitant to practice on his shipmates, for fear of offending them, but this is good. Daneel flips to a fresh page.]

Thank you. I find I quite enjoy portraiture.

[forsometimenow]

I've never had my portrait done before, so I hope I'll be an enjoyable subject. [She laughed.] Want me to pose?

[thezerothlaw]

[He shakes his head.]

A pose is a degree of artificiality. I would prefer to depict you as you are, rather than how you might choose to be seen. Just relax, as you are now.

[forsometimenow]

[And that made her go a little red, but she did as he asked.]

I like that... being seen as I am. Maybe next time you'll catch me at work. That's when I feel the most like myself.

[thezerothlaw]

Then perhaps I will attempt such a portrait, another time.

[He works quickly, with precise little lines.]

Let me clarify. You enjoy having a clear purpose?

[forsometimenow]

I do. It's hard to find one here sometimes, since my workload can be inconsistent. It's not like home, where I always had patients to work on.