[Desi sputtered at that.] M-Monarch! [She would have reached over the desk and onto her bed for a pillow to throw, if there was anything for that pillow to actually hit; the core was resting on its own pillow, the lens angled toward Desi's side of the room, and she wasn't about to take a chance at knocking anything down and onto the floor.
..... Was she being obvious before now?
It probably didn't help that Marise laughed a bit at that, but only briefly before falling silent, thinking to herself before going ahead and voicing those thoughts.] Recent or not, it doesn't matter! I would have been happy enough knowing you found some friends while you were there, but this?
[There was a pause. What came next was in a calmer, more-subdued tone.]
It sounds to me like I've finally done something right, having you brought here.
[Desi's attention, which had been partially taken by Monarch in that moment just earlier, was very suddenly back on her phone again.]
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..... Was she being obvious before now?
It probably didn't help that Marise laughed a bit at that, but only briefly before falling silent, thinking to herself before going ahead and voicing those thoughts.] Recent or not, it doesn't matter! I would have been happy enough knowing you found some friends while you were there, but this?
[There was a pause. What came next was in a calmer, more-subdued tone.]
It sounds to me like I've finally done something right, having you brought here.
[Desi's attention, which had been partially taken by Monarch in that moment just earlier, was very suddenly back on her phone again.]