Trinket was silent for a long moment as she considered the question. Curious. No one had asked her quite that question before.
"I'm not alone," she finally said. "You're here. That means neither of us is alone."
She dismissed the notion from her mind. Questions of being alone or together were boring. But the woman in front of her looked interesting. Interesting people were always fun to be around.
"Do you want to play a game?" she asked. She looked around the observatory. Lots of people, scattered about, watching the stars. Couples huddle quietly together in dark corners. So many people, so focused on their evenings.
Boring.
When there were this many people being so boring, she would make sure to make their evening far more interesting.
She looked back at the woman in front of her. Not a single muscle twitched beyond her lips as she said, "This game is called 'Hide and Seek.' I'll hide someone, and you have to find them."
She paused for a moment to consider the rules.
Then she added, "Count to ten. Then I'll start."
"I'm not alone," she finally said. "You're here. That means neither of us is alone."
She dismissed the notion from her mind. Questions of being alone or together were boring. But the woman in front of her looked interesting. Interesting people were always fun to be around.
"Do you want to play a game?" she asked. She looked around the observatory. Lots of people, scattered about, watching the stars. Couples huddle quietly together in dark corners. So many people, so focused on their evenings.
Boring.
When there were this many people being so boring, she would make sure to make their evening far more interesting.
She looked back at the woman in front of her. Not a single muscle twitched beyond her lips as she said, "This game is called 'Hide and Seek.' I'll hide someone, and you have to find them."
She paused for a moment to consider the rules.
Then she added, "Count to ten. Then I'll start."
