You never get used to a Message spell unless you've lived with it for a year. [It's not all that strange: he had an earring back home that could tap into his friends' sets so they can communicate across a battlefield.] I still prefer handwritten notes when I have the opportunity.

[As Siffrin practices their commission, Taryon scrapes off remaining lumps and unsightly blemishes until there's a human-shaped figure with an approximation of a serious expression. He holds it out.] That should do it.