Was I? I rather thought I had fun, though I just hope it doesn’t catch up with me.
I’ll still want that string.
The confusion in your little kitten brain, though! *smiles and drapes her braid over her shoulder* Will this be an acceptable substitute for string?
[He declines politely, shaking his head and putting a hand up.] Merely joking, my dear; I’ve lost almost all of my catlike tendencies except the one that’s rather fond of curling up to something warm.
However, now that the whole mess is behind me, I can unhappily resume my task of shoveling through the mountains of paperwork it takes to run the school. [He sighs tiredly and returns to his desk, sitting in his chair and resting his cheek on his knuckles as he thumbs through papers at an astounding rate.]
*raises a eyebrow* May I offer a suggestion? Secretaries often help with that sort of work. You could hire someone.