[ Nothing like a healthy dose of trauma to really kick start a friendship.
The question makes her blink, as if it's not something she thought she'd be asked ( she's didn't ). It's also something not she's actually thought about herself. There's not a ton of time to go through self-reflection when you're too busy learning about centuries worth of advancement in technology. How is she doing? ]
It's ... strange, but manageable. [ She answers, eventually. It's a lot truer than she thought it would be before she said it out loud. To say it's fine would be a lie, but she is managing. She's discovered and learned far more than she ever thought she'd have to contend with, and she knows she's only scratched the surface.
But— ] For all the differences, many of the people seem to want similar things. [ To survive, to be happy, to live. How it manifests is still something she's working on, but having the baseline helps. ] And the sunrises and sunsets are beautiful. [ This is important! ]
... When it's not raining, of course. [ One last glance back — the street they've come from is at least a block or two away now, and things seem less... less. Another block, and her car is probably there. ] Ah — do you have the means to return to the city?
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The question makes her blink, as if it's not something she thought she'd be asked ( she's didn't ). It's also something not she's actually thought about herself. There's not a ton of time to go through self-reflection when you're too busy learning about centuries worth of advancement in technology. How is she doing? ]
It's ... strange, but manageable. [ She answers, eventually. It's a lot truer than she thought it would be before she said it out loud. To say it's fine would be a lie, but she is managing. She's discovered and learned far more than she ever thought she'd have to contend with, and she knows she's only scratched the surface.
But— ] For all the differences, many of the people seem to want similar things. [ To survive, to be happy, to live. How it manifests is still something she's working on, but having the baseline helps. ] And the sunrises and sunsets are beautiful. [ This is important! ]
... When it's not raining, of course. [ One last glance back — the street they've come from is at least a block or two away now, and things seem less... less. Another block, and her car is probably there. ] Ah — do you have the means to return to the city?