Zia (pointing at a box full of question cards on a small table): "Okay, folks, it's time for Reader Mail Month!" "And we're going to dive right in with a bunch of questions for Chloe!" "Because almost everybody asked about Chloe's relationship with Mark!"
Chloe (arms crossed): "I really don't want to talk about it." Zia (shrugging): "Listen, you know the rules." "So are you and Mark a thing, or what?"
Chloe (bristling): "I really don't want to talk about it." Mark (poking his head in): "We're just dating."
Zia: "Boyfriend/girlfriend?" Chloe (angrily): "No!" Mark (gently, hand on her back): "We're taking it slow."
Zia: "So 'not-boyfriend', got it." "Several of the readers were impressed you two ended up together and didn't [censored] it up entirely." Chloe (fuming): "Zia!" Mark sweats nervously.
Zia (grinning): "Also AlbertW25 asks what your deal is with tall guys." "But I looked it up, and among women, height is actually the fourth most common fetish!" "Who knew?" "Explains it pretty well, I think." "You learn something new every day, huh?"
Mark: "I'd — " " — better go check on her." Zia: "We really need her for the rest of this bit, so try your best not to be tall."
Characters: Chloe, Mark, Zia
It's time for Reader Mail Month! You asked the questions, and we got the answers! More or less! A solid month of answers to your questions, all through November!
And we're starting right off on the big one everybody asked about: We got tons of questions about the new Chloe/Mark relationship, so here you go, the answer straight from the half-horse's mouth!
...look, don't look at me, okay? I said the girls would answer the questions, not that the answers would be good.