Trinket stared at the man for a long, silent moment, her head tilted to the side. When he placed the metallic spider on the table, she didn't even glance at it. She simply released it from her command, and the pieces fell back apart, leaving a pile of mangled silverware on the table.
"I'm not alone," she finally said. "You're here. Lots of people are here."
She didn't move a muscle, but the doll's porcelain head swiveled from side to side for a moment, scanning the crowded restaurant. Then it turned its black glassy eyes towards the stranger.
"Why did you scare that person?" she asked, referring to the passerby who had been spooked by the spider. "You didn't like it jumping at you, then you did the same to someone else. Why?"
"I'm not alone," she finally said. "You're here. Lots of people are here."
She didn't move a muscle, but the doll's porcelain head swiveled from side to side for a moment, scanning the crowded restaurant. Then it turned its black glassy eyes towards the stranger.
"Why did you scare that person?" she asked, referring to the passerby who had been spooked by the spider. "You didn't like it jumping at you, then you did the same to someone else. Why?"
