Everest
"I just never know what there is to converse about. Or make small talk about." Ever says with a disinterested shrug. "What's the point?"
Not unlike the way a horse will grow more or less complacent when haltered and tugged along, so too does Ever accept Mateo's arm through his with relative ease. "There is a species of month, the Atlas moth I think, that only lives for a few days. It doesn't eat, because it has no mouth. It literally finds a mate, lays an egg, and then dies. When it falls to the ground, it is absorbed and provides nutrients for other creatures." Ever explains, his voice low and even, an almost perfect replica of whatever Discovery network presenter he'd heard the information from in the first place.
"Butterflies also can't bite or chew. They also don't have pain receptors, so they can't feel stress or pain." He continues—was this small talk? was he doing it right?—pausing only to open the door for Mateo. The glass building was kept a significantly warmer and more humid climate than the chilly November air outside, such that Ever finds himself immediately loosening his scarf.
Not unlike the way a horse will grow more or less complacent when haltered and tugged along, so too does Ever accept Mateo's arm through his with relative ease. "There is a species of month, the Atlas moth I think, that only lives for a few days. It doesn't eat, because it has no mouth. It literally finds a mate, lays an egg, and then dies. When it falls to the ground, it is absorbed and provides nutrients for other creatures." Ever explains, his voice low and even, an almost perfect replica of whatever Discovery network presenter he'd heard the information from in the first place.
"Butterflies also can't bite or chew. They also don't have pain receptors, so they can't feel stress or pain." He continues—was this small talk? was he doing it right?—pausing only to open the door for Mateo. The glass building was kept a significantly warmer and more humid climate than the chilly November air outside, such that Ever finds himself immediately loosening his scarf.
even if i had to lose you to know you,
i'd still be that temporary phase that you grow through
i'd still be that temporary phase that you grow through
