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Evie Envelope, SmartRot character art: Large cream envelope with a coral triangular flap, mint stamp-shaped cheek and little purple shoes.
✦ New cast · Round 5

Evie Envelope

Large cream envelope with a coral triangular flap, mint stamp-shaped cheek and little purple shoes.

TeachesRespecting a request not to discuss something
EpisodeThe Not-Today Question
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“Not now is an answer!”
Read the scriptAll 100 new friends

The script.

Evie asks a helper about a disappointing game; the helper shakes their head. Evie stops asking and offers an ordinary shared activity without requiring an explanation. Evie finds a card showing a snail delivering a giant envelope.

0–6s

You do not want to talk about it now. I can respect that.

Evie asks a helper about a disappointing game; the helper shakes their head.

6–16s

We can just sort these picture cards if you want.

Evie stops asking and offers an ordinary shared activity without requiring an explanation.

16–25s

This snail also takes its time.

Evie finds a card showing a snail delivering a giant envelope.

25–30s

Not now is an answer!

Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.

More episodes.

5 new episodes starring Evie Envelope, plus 6 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.

respecting a request not to talk about somethingNot Now, ShellShelby does not want to talk about her chipped edge, and Evie respects it.With Evie Envelope, Shelby Scallop · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Shelby has a small chip on her edge. Evie notices.
    Evie: What happened to your shell?
  2. 6-16s Shelby looks away.
    Shelby: Not now, please. Evie: Okay.
  3. 16-25s Evie seals her flap.
    Evie: Not now is an answer. Want to build a sand road instead? Shelby: Yes, please.
  4. 25-30s They build a long sand road. Shelby smiles and hums.
    Evie: Not now is an answer! Shelby: Long road!

“Not now is an answer!”

respecting not nowGumdrop QuestionsGogo keeps asking about Evie's sealed letter, and Evie says not now.With Evie Envelope, Gogo Gumdrop · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Evie holds a sealed letter. Gogo bounces around her.
    Gogo: What is in it? What is in it?
  2. 6-16s Evie holds her flap shut.
    Evie: Not now is an answer. Gogo: Please?
  3. 16-25s Gogo zips around twice, then stops.
    Gogo: Okay. Not now. Can we play tag? Evie: Yes! Evie: Tag, you are it!
  4. 25-30s They play tag. Evie opens the letter later. It is a drawing of Gogo.
    Evie: Not now is an answer! Gogo: Me!

“Not now is an answer!”

giving someone space after a lossThe Pit QuestionAvi lost a game and does not want to talk, so Evie respects that.With Evie Envelope, Avi Avocado · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Avi loses a game of chance. He slumps.
    Evie: Do you want to talk about it?
  2. 6-16s Avi shakes his head.
    Avi: Not now.
  3. 16-25s Evie sits nearby quietly.
    Evie: Not now is an answer. I can just be here. Avi: Chance is not my worth.
  4. 25-30s Later Avi taps Evie and points at the game.
    Avi: Rematch? Evie: Not now is an answer, and later is too!

“Not now is an answer!”

staying close without pushingLater LightNori is upset and does not want to talk, so Evie waits nearby.With Evie Envelope, Nori Nightlight · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Nori's glow is dim. Evie peeks over.
    Evie: Do you want to talk about it?
  2. 6-16s Nori dims more.
    Nori: Not now, please.
  3. 16-25s Evie seals her flap and sits a little way off.
    Evie: Not now is an answer. I am here if you want. Nori: Thank you.
  4. 25-30s Nori's glow slowly brightens. She glows a little smile shape onto Evie.
    Evie: Not now is an answer! Nori: Better now.

“Not now is an answer!”

checking whether an expectation was spokenThe Unspoken PlanScrib expected Evie to talk about his trip, but he never said so.With Evie Envelope, Scrib Scroll · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Scrib waits by Evie, rolling and unrolling.
    Scrib: You did not ask about my trip!
  2. 6-16s Evie is surprised.
    Evie: You did not tell me you wanted to talk about it.
  3. 16-25s Scrib thinks.
    Scrib: Say the expectation aloud. Evie, can I tell you about my trip? Evie: Yes!
  4. 25-30s Scrib unrolls a long story. Evie listens so hard her flap falls open.
    Evie: Say the expectation aloud!

“Say the expectation aloud!”

Guest appearances

respecting a request not to talk about somethingNot NowLoopy asks Evie about something that made her sad, and Evie says not now, so Loopy respects it.With Loopy Clip, Evie Envelope · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Evie looks sad on the bench.
    Loopy: What is wrong? Is it about your letter?
  2. 6-16s Evie shakes her flap.
    Evie: I do not want to talk about it right now.
  3. 16-25s Loopy nods.
    Loopy: Okay. Not now is an answer. Do you want to build blocks instead?
  4. 25-30s They build blocks. Later Evie smiles a little and tells Loopy a joke instead. Loopy laughs so hard his loops wiggle.
    Evie: Not now is an answer!

“Not now is an answer!”

respecting a request not to discuss somethingNot NowEvie doesn't want to talk about why she's sad, and Bria respects that and offers something else.With Bria Basket, Evie Envelope · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Evie sits with her flap shut, looking sad; Bria rolls over.
    Bria: What's wrong, Evie? Tell me, tell me!
  2. 6-16s Evie shakes her head gently.
    Evie: I don't want to talk about it right now.
  3. 16-25s Bria pauses and nods.
    Bria: Okay. Not now is an answer. Want to color with me instead?
  4. 25-30s They color quietly; Evie draws a tiny basket, and Bria draws a tiny envelope sitting inside it.
    Evie: Not now is an answer! Bria: And a cozy one.

“Not now is an answer!”

respecting not nowNot Now PocketBibi keeps asking Evie what is wrong, then learns to respect "not now" and saves room for later.With Bibi Backpack, Evie Envelope · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Evie's flap is closed tight. Bibi leans in.
    Bibi: What is wrong? Tell me? Tell me? I want to help!
  2. 6-16s Evie holds up a small hand.
    Evie: Not now, please. / Bibi: Oh. Okay.
  3. 16-25s Bibi nods and opens a little empty pocket on her side.
    Bibi: Okay. Not now is an answer. This pocket is for later.
  4. 25-30s Later, Evie slips a folded paper into the pocket. Bibi opens it: a drawing of two swings.
    Evie: Later is now. / Bibi: Swing time! / Bibi: Worth the wait!

“Not now is an answer!”

respecting private informationThe Mystery NotePali finds a folded note on the floor and decides not to read or spread it.With Pali Palette, Evie Envelope · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Pali picks up a note with Evie's name.
    Pali: Ooh, a secret! What does it say?
  2. 6-16s Pali pauses.
    Pali: It is not mine. Do not spread it. I will give it back.
  3. 16-25s Pali hands it to Evie.
    Pali: Yours? I did not read it. / Evie: Thanks!
  4. 25-30s Evie opens it: it is just a drawing of a sandwich. Both crack up.
    Evie: Lunch plans! / Pali: Unsure? Do not spread it!

“Unsure? Do not spread it!”

checking a card before sendingSealed With a SnapBeanie almost mails a bossy card, but reads it aloud first.With Beanie Brim, Evie Envelope · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Beanie stuffs a card into Evie and reaches for the flap.
    Beanie: Done. Send it.
  2. 6-16s Evie holds her flap open.
    Evie: Want to read it out loud first?
  3. 16-25s Beanie reads it aloud.
    Beanie: You must come to my party. Hmm. Bossy. How about: please come to my party?
  4. 25-30s Evie seals the kinder card and wiggles off to deliver it.
    Beanie: Read it before you give it!

“Read it before you give it!”

waiting for a replyMail From GrandpaEvie mails a letter to Grandpa and wonders when he'll write back, so Dodie helps her wait.With Dodie Dice, Evie Envelope · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Neighborhood mailbox. Evie slides a letter in and peeks after it.
    Evie Envelope: I mailed a letter to Grandpa. Will he write back? When? / Dodie Dice: Unknown!
  2. 6-16s Dodie gives himself a shake, then shrugs his dots.
    Dodie Dice: Can't roll the answer. Wait for what happens.
  3. 16-25s Kitchen table. They draw with crayons while they wait.
    Dodie Dice: Meanwhile, draw him another picture? / Evie Envelope: A rocket!
  4. 25-30s Days later, a letter arrives. Inside: a grandpa-drawn rocket, wobbly and wonderful.
    Evie Envelope: Mail! He drew a rocket too! / Dodie Dice: Ha!

“Wait for what happens!”

respecting not nowNot Now LetterMimi wants to ask Evie about her sealed letter, but Evie says not now, and Mimi lets it be.With Mimi Magnet, Evie Envelope · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Hallway. Evie hugs a sealed letter. Mimi zooms up.
    Mimi Magnet: What is in your letter? Tell me!
  2. 6-16s Evie steps back.
    Evie Envelope: I do not want to talk about it now. / Mimi Magnet: Oh. Okay.
  3. 16-25s Mimi switches topics.
    Mimi Magnet: Want to play magnet tag instead? / Evie Envelope: Yes!
  4. 25-30s Mimi runs and sticks to a metal fence, completely stuck. Evie laughs.
    Evie Envelope: Tag! / Mimi Magnet: A no can stay a no!

“A no can stay a no!”

Round 5 crew.

The other characters from this round. Swipe to meet them.

Bex BookmarkInky InkwellDodie DiceNellie KnightHarmie HarpboxMettie MetronomeVinnie VinylMoxie MegaphoneTuppy TeapotColly ColanderKora KitchenscaleCoco CoconookWally WalnutPipkin PeanutCheri CherriesCoralie CrownEvie EnvelopeScrib ScrollBristle BrushbyChedda Cheery
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