The Repairman stroked a nonexistent chin.
“Well…I don’t know a whole lot about that gem person, to be honest…
“Bowyetta is one of the sweetest oddities I have ever come across…
“Barette is cute but a little trigger-happy…
“Bonkakira’s a pretty good voice of reason, believe it or not, and an overall fun person…
“Beepsumu, while she’s scary when angry, really is a nice person to talk to, and I…”
The Repairman hesitated. This wasn’t easy to say.
“…I’ve taken some of her advice to heart, and it has helped me out when I fix the Wall.”
He winced. He felt he’d never live that down if Beep heard him say that.
“As for you…um…it’s weird. So-called ‘avatars’ kinda give me…not exactly chills, but I feel something off in my ink. Other than that, well, I only really knew you from that one bottle of poison, so…uh…Yeah, I think we can agree not to speak of that again.”
Siblings-a-Fixin' 