hm. i don’t like having those on, but i’m starting to think that may be the correct answer.

if it helps, i was being dramatic. i don’t think i can be trusted with a lobotomy. they’re inhumane, so i never learned.

well, i know how it works and i know what it does. that was enough for me. doesn’t help anybody involved. look, i’m sorry i mentioned lobotomies considering your experience.

“but?” truth be told, arcade doesn’t care. as long as his excruciatingly specific method of organization isn’t messed with. “you can keep reading. it’s just about cacti. nothing too interesting. just be careful with it.” not that it would be hard to reorganize it.

do you want my cacti notes

okay. they’re in my tent. make sure you put them back how i left them when you’re done, though, please.

i hate cacti

please just keep them organized

i know, i know. i just mean don’t go . . . shoving them in the sand or anything.

well, still working with cacti. it’s been . . . a long time of that. do you have any idea how many spines i’ve had to pull out of my hands?

i do! i do. most of the time. sometimes i get distracted and i forget.

in my defense i was grabbing the pot.

he did not sleep well. oh well, back to work.

how are you holding up?