"Of course it's up to me," Trinket said, following along the stone path, aware of but ignoring the roughness against her bare feet. The wind tousled her hair, but she paid it no mind. She had other concerns occupying her attention right now.
"I made your day different by being here. If I'd gone to the city instead of the woods, you would have finished drawing your bird, then went on your way. Instead, you're talking to me."
She looked up at the woman, her face blank. "Everyone makes each other's lives different every day. Unless you live alone and never see anyone again. And that's boring."
She hopped down a stone step that was a bit too tall for her short legs, holding her doll carefully against her chest so she wouldn't drop it. "So really, it's not up to you whether your life is made different. Lots of things happen that you don't choose. Lots of things in your past happened to make you who you are now. That's how the game works."
She paused for a moment, collecting her thoughts. "So I'm making your life different in one way or another. But I don't want to do it in a boring way. That's no fun. It has to be interesting. But I don't know how to make things interesting for you."
"I made your day different by being here. If I'd gone to the city instead of the woods, you would have finished drawing your bird, then went on your way. Instead, you're talking to me."
She looked up at the woman, her face blank. "Everyone makes each other's lives different every day. Unless you live alone and never see anyone again. And that's boring."
She hopped down a stone step that was a bit too tall for her short legs, holding her doll carefully against her chest so she wouldn't drop it. "So really, it's not up to you whether your life is made different. Lots of things happen that you don't choose. Lots of things in your past happened to make you who you are now. That's how the game works."
She paused for a moment, collecting her thoughts. "So I'm making your life different in one way or another. But I don't want to do it in a boring way. That's no fun. It has to be interesting. But I don't know how to make things interesting for you."
