Delaying interactions: Another large category serves to put off an interaction until the bear can actually pay attention to it. For a long time the bear has been using "Can't hear!", which is actually a worn-down form of the more accurate but longer "I'm not where I can hear you right now; I'll be out in a minute." Unfortunately, humans usually take "can't hear" as a request to speak louder. Would "later" or "busy" work better? "Busy!" has been used in the past.
For "I can't process your words right this second" I use one of the following:
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Date: 2019-03-02 02:44 am (UTC)For "I can't process your words right this second" I use one of the following:
"I need to concentrate!"
"In a minute!"
"Just a sec!"
"I can't multi task!"