[It's strange, really; when the message arrives, it's just five words on a screen, a sentence easily read, taking no longer than a brisk sweep of the eyes.
She wonders how much effort went into constructing it. More likely than not, it's far more than it took to read it.
Five words. My name is...
No. Sometimes just five words can be more difficult than anyone else could possibly imagine.]
...What happened after that?
[Maybe that's easier than probing questions about the curse itself. If the story has a happy ending, maybe it's gentler to keep it moving towards that.]
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She wonders how much effort went into constructing it. More likely than not, it's far more than it took to read it.
Five words. My name is...
No. Sometimes just five words can be more difficult than anyone else could possibly imagine.]
...What happened after that?
[Maybe that's easier than probing questions about the curse itself. If the story has a happy ending, maybe it's gentler to keep it moving towards that.]