Great, he can hear us

[whydoyoushine]

[The voice on the network is not a familiar one, unless you've heard one of the rare times Mr. Sparkles speaks actual words and not batlike chittering noises...or unless you've heard Joe Pesci on helium.]

Hey, hey, hey, what's this? Why the hell am I hearing you lot up in my head, huh?

Never did this before, why's it starting now?

[There's a pause.]

And so...do you guys talk about anything important, or is it all a lot of bellyachin'?

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[whydoyoushine]

That's when you gotta use a little revenge to get what you want.

Wait until they're trying to sleep, then don't stop making noise.

[dino_zarf]

[There is a distinctive giggle over the network]

Daddy says I'm really good at noise.

[whydoyoushine]

That's good, kid, that's real good. You use that noise when you have to!

[dino_zarf]

I always have to. It's my best trick.

[whydoyoushine]

This trick is Mr. Sparkles approved, I'd say.

[dino_zarf]

You'd think they'd learn to stop.

[whydoyoushine]

Eh, you'd be surprised. Some people never learn.

So it's everyone else's duty to make them regret never learning.

[dino_zarf]

I learn all the time!

[whydoyoushine]

That's good! The trick is to never stop with the learning.

[dino_zarf]

I learned about sentences!

[SHe's been showing those off for a while now]

[whydoyoushine]

That's real good! Soon you'll be using real big words in those sentences!

[dino_zarf]

It's easy when you talk in people's heads!

[whydoyoushine]

Isn't it, though? Then you can hit 'em with really hard to pronounce words like omphaloskepsis.

That means meditating while staring at your belly button. Real big, important word.

[dino_zarf]

[THere's a distinct giggle over the network]
Omphaloskepsis!

What's meditating?

[whydoyoushine]

It's like...thinking real hard about the universe and stuff. Sitting quietly and contemplating things, mostly.

[dino_zarf]

That sounds boring. Exploring is better!

[whydoyoushine]

Yeah, but when a grownup is asking what you're doing? Then you can tell them that, and it doesn't sound like you're getting into trouble.

[dino_zarf]

That's even better than teleporting away!