[folded; usual flowing, pretty handwriting]

[impudentsongbird]

Riley,

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you.

- Gabe

Comments

[albuquerquesnorkel]

You're trying not to frighten me, right? It's not working.

[And added as a very, very hesitant afterthought:] But you're not human You're not a robot, are you?

[impudentsongbird]

I'm sorry. It's just that people tend to react badly.

No, I'm not a robot.