"I noticed," Cam said, their voice teasing. Then they clammed up a bit, realizing that they didn't really know Mabel well enough to tease her like that. She didn't seem like the type to joke around a lot. "I mean, I talk enough for at least three people, so I definitely don't mind."
The silences did feel a little awkward, though, and part of Cam's urge to talk was to fill them -- to ward off the anxiety that bloomed when they couldn't tell how someone was reacting to them. And Mabel was a closed book; they had no idea whether she liked them, or hated them, or just didn't care.
"Has it always been like this?" The words were out before Cam realized that they risked insulting Mabel's home. "I mean, there aren't a lot of people here."
The silences did feel a little awkward, though, and part of Cam's urge to talk was to fill them -- to ward off the anxiety that bloomed when they couldn't tell how someone was reacting to them. And Mabel was a closed book; they had no idea whether she liked them, or hated them, or just didn't care.
"Has it always been like this?" The words were out before Cam realized that they risked insulting Mabel's home. "I mean, there aren't a lot of people here."
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"Cameras" by Ennev is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
