"Good," Cam said, but they couldn't help sounding a little uncertain, unsure of how much Mabel actually meant it. Then again, she didn't seem like the type to lie to spare others' feelings, so maybe she did. But "not bothered" wasn't the same as liking Cam's chatter. They kicked at a vampire gourd, still feeling a bit self-conscious.
"Oh, right, the barrier." Cam had almost forgotten about that element of the Hollowed Grounds' history, since they hadn't been here when it was up. They supposed they could see why, once it came down, people had scattered to the rest of Caido -- the cheerier parts. But as for them -- "I guess I just never really thought of leaving. I mean, everyone I know is here, and this kind of seems like the place for Ascended to be. Torchline is definitely too sunny ... Guess I could go to Halo, but why? There's nothing really drawing me there."
"Oh, right, the barrier." Cam had almost forgotten about that element of the Hollowed Grounds' history, since they hadn't been here when it was up. They supposed they could see why, once it came down, people had scattered to the rest of Caido -- the cheerier parts. But as for them -- "I guess I just never really thought of leaving. I mean, everyone I know is here, and this kind of seems like the place for Ascended to be. Torchline is definitely too sunny ... Guess I could go to Halo, but why? There's nothing really drawing me there."
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"Cameras" by Ennev is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
