conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  This word chain game helped with their vocabulary, so Claire and I often played it with them. "Okay, May, one more time! Starting from D."
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "D… Umm, doom!"
conversations.prefix: May:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "M? Hmm. How about mini?"
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Umm, intimate!"
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "That’s not a word!"
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Yeah, it is! Mama Claire and Mama Rae are always intimate with each other in their bedroom!"
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Wait just a moment—did I hear that right? I broke out in a cold sweat. “M-May? What do you think that word means?”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Huh? It means you’re super nice to each other!"
conversations.prefix: May:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Oh… R-right…" In my previous life, intimate could also have that kind of meaning. I looked over at Claire and saw a bead of sweat drip down her brow. Children could be frightening at times. The line progressed quickly. Before we knew it, it was May and Aleah’s turn. A familiar face conducted the assessment. "It’s good to see you, Miss Claire, Miss Rae.”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Oh! It’s been a while,” I said. This was the priest who’d taught us to perform the ceremonial dance alongside Lilly a while before the revolution. She was strict—I still bitterly remembered her training—but a trustworthy woman. "Good morning, Miss Priest!"
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Good morning!"
conversations.prefix: May:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Ah. Yes… Yes, good morning, children.” The priest stumbled over her words for a moment, taken by surprise as she recognized the twins. “I’m shocked. You’ve both become so expressive." Oh, that was right. No wonder she was shocked—May and Aleah had still been so closed off to the world when the priest last saw them. After losing their family in the events surrounding the revolution, the girls had wound up living in the slums, selling magic stones to survive. You see, their blood was cursed. Anything their blood touched would turn into a magic stone. Thankfully, people with strong magic of their own could resist the curse. This had led Claire and I to adopt them—but I won’t get into that now. Suffice to say that before we met them, May and Aleah had been under the church’s care.
conversations.prefix: Priest:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "I’m so glad you both found a home.” The strict priest gave us a rare smile. She must have been worried about the girls. Lilly often criticized the church for its many real problems, but people like this priest gave it meaning. "Now then, shall we begin measuring you two? Please put your hands on these crystals."
conversations.prefix: Priest:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Okay."
conversations.prefix: May:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Like this?" The twins each put their hand on a spherical magic tool made of crystal. Dazzling light began to shine—but only from May’s crystal.
conversations.prefix: Aleah:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Oh, dear.” The priest seemed troubled. She replaced the crystal under Aleah’s hand in case the tool was faulty, but the second one didn’t shine either. "Hmm…"
conversations.prefix: Priest:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Is there a problem?" Claire worriedly asked.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "No. At least, not from what I can currently tell. We will confirm the results and send them to you soon." It seemed the results arrived by mail at a later date. "That concludes the assessment.
conversations.prefix: Priest: