>"Yes, like a hand signal. Maybe something for Yes, something else for No, and a third one for More Complicated.">"Or, you could think of a numbered list, and I could try to say a number out loud, as part of the conversation."
>"No, I meant if we were in a situation, you would think of a list at that time."
>"Perhaps saying the number out loud could be swapped for a hand signal. But yes, maybe it would be best to try it out before drawing conclusions. Can you think of a list like that? You can ask me anything you like."
>Do we have a favorite?
>"I have at least 5 pets, so I couldn't possibly answer that question without more time to think."
>Istead of saying that, let's go with a 4 then.
>"Right."edit:>"again with a different question?"
>If no one objects, go with 3.
>Frown slightly.>"...'The outside world'? That's not exactly something I'd voice out loud.">"In any case, they are rather interesting. Still, with my current understanding of them, I'm not sure I would last for 3 days if I was alone."
>"How about one more? This time, ask a fake question out loud but a different question privately, and I'll try to answer them both at the same time."
>"Well, it'd be nice to learn how to use the cellphones. Aside from that... it's still a little too early to sleep, so... we can waste an hour or three watching TV, I guess."
>"Please do."
>"Alright, I think I get how to use it now."
>Shake our head. "Thanks for offering, but I'm fine with how it is.">"As for plans... Like I said, there's basically none. We agreed to seek out the cat tomorrow, it's rather late to be looking for other things to do outside, and there's not much to do in this apartment. So there's pretty much just the TV."
>"I don't really have a preference yet. Channel flipping is fine."
>...Nothing, it seems.>Go to sleep.
