The emoji-based communication is... interesting... but lacks a lot of clarity. Too many ways to read the images.
A nice 'short' one though. Fast and effective.
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The emojis work for a text, but for general dialogue, Dr Asagiri style seems pretty effective. They're a lot less restricted and a lot more... understandable I guess? They make more sense than trying to figure out which popular-culture-influenced meaning we're applying to each emoji this time :P
I know what you mean about dialogue though. It can be a bummer to write out all the time.