Ah...
[ she steps back and ducks by the doorframe. trying not to be perceived. ]
I didn't think anyone was in here.
[ she steps back and ducks by the doorframe. trying not to be perceived. ]
I didn't think anyone was in here.
That's not it...
[ she shakes her head. ]
I'm sorry. I'm not good with meeting new people.
[ she shakes her head. ]
I'm sorry. I'm not good with meeting new people.
... Yes.
[ okay well. she stops trying to hide and gives a proper bow in greeting. ]
What should I call you?
[ okay well. she stops trying to hide and gives a proper bow in greeting. ]
What should I call you?
... Okay.
[ another moment of hesitation... but then she comes in and joins him in looking at the screens. ]
There's nothing on the TVs?
[ another moment of hesitation... but then she comes in and joins him in looking at the screens. ]
There's nothing on the TVs?
[ goes over to look through the bars... ]
It looks like a prison cell.
[ she tries the door, but of course, it doesn't open. ]
It looks like a prison cell.
[ she tries the door, but of course, it doesn't open. ]
[ smoke rises from her head. ]
... Yes, that makes sense.
In the place I was before, the overseers used magic to bind them... but this would seemingly serve the same purpose.
... Yes, that makes sense.
In the place I was before, the overseers used magic to bind them... but this would seemingly serve the same purpose.
In a word... "creepy," I suppose?
We were in a dilapidated village surrounded by woodland, where everything was run-down and... ominous, in various ways. The house I stayed in always had strange noises...
There were other places we could visit, but they were all a bit sad or unsettling in their own ways, I think.
We were in a dilapidated village surrounded by woodland, where everything was run-down and... ominous, in various ways. The house I stayed in always had strange noises...
There were other places we could visit, but they were all a bit sad or unsettling in their own ways, I think.
[ ... a nod. ]
A boy in the village showed me. We watched a movie about dinosaurs.
A boy in the village showed me. We watched a movie about dinosaurs.
It was quite incredible. Are all movies like that?
I usually read more nonfiction...
But if I had to choose something, I suppose... adventure stories would be nice.
But if I had to choose something, I suppose... adventure stories would be nice.
Not for school, but... I like learning about things. And you never know what knowledge might come in handy in the future.

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