“The best gift I ever received? Not getting stepped on. Or kicked. Or threatened to have axes thrown at me. Or skipping the threats and just having axes thrown at me. Today has been my favorite day because none of those things has happened. Yet. But who knows, the day is young and there’s always time for axing.”

“Nastybad bounceworm always so grumpymad all times. Pox has manymany favorite gifts Pox was gived. One time Pox got to play hide and seek and Pox very good at hiding, took many many times find Pox, and even new friends to find Pox because old friends maybe they got tired of looking and forgot how to play the game? Pox not sure, but new friends are best gift.”

“Well, if you’re asking me, the best gift I received was a vision of faith. As an acolyte, it was always pressed upon us to serve the divine and not expect acknowledgement, because that want closes the open spirit. And while I know that, I am still…”

“Oh! And one time Pox found an acorn with a hole diggied out of it, and when Pox shook it, there was a little rattlethump inside of it. So Pox wanted to know what made it do, and Pox put it in the sunshine, and it kinda thumped around a little like maybe was trying to get out, and then it stopped and Pox got very bored. Then Pox remembered to throw it at some meangreens and that made them howl.”

“That definitely sounds like a fun day, Pox. May I share a little more about how the Septarch touched my spirit?”

“Yesyes, softhair prettything can do that. Also, Pox really likes funnelcakes. When Pox meet Funnythrow Sportman, Pox had funnelcake and cottoncandy and many things Pox not remember names for well but all very nice and people gave for free only they just needed yell a lot when Pox wanted to try them and then they wave their arms around at Pox, maybe to cool off hot food for Pox so not burn mouth? That was very nice of them Pox think.”

“You are not going to finish this story when Pox is around, Alastrina.”

“No.. I don’t suppose I will. Well, it was nice to be asked.”

“OOH, also, Pox was in dusty squaremetal hallway once, full of stickywebs and not fun at all, but make echo was fun when Pox yelled in them and when Pox fly over metalvents and yell, people look up and got all weirdface. That made Pox laugh so much.”