Managing is good, and so is having friends, who'll do that.
[But hearing that Ruby has also been here for ... who knows how long without her company is... less good. And that's a seriously bad understatement, really.]
No. I've been here--
[She takes a deep breath, considers whether or not she should say exactly how long or not without more questions. On one hand, good to soften the blow a little but on the other, she doesn't want to avoid it like she's hiding things from her.]
Since the beginning-ish. How long have you been here, Ruby?
[Sure, leave it to this cat of all people to be around but not really be around for months, it's not like that's even the first time for Blake for being away from her friend(s) for so long.]
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[But hearing that Ruby has also been here for ... who knows how long without her company is... less good. And that's a seriously bad understatement, really.]
No. I've been here--
[She takes a deep breath, considers whether or not she should say exactly how long or not without more questions. On one hand, good to soften the blow a little but on the other, she doesn't want to avoid it like she's hiding things from her.]
Since the beginning-ish. How long have you been here, Ruby?
[Sure, leave it to this cat of all people to be around but not really be around for months, it's not like that's even the first time for Blake for being away from her friend(s) for so long.]