You'd be surprised. [ Not that that would have stopped him from trying anyway, probably. ]
Thought about it. [ Water this clear, this blue, was always welcoming, but especially in this heat. But it's a new planet which means new and exciting things lying in wait to kill him, probably. ]
But I figured there's always next time. Maybe I'll come back when the beach isn't so crowded.
I'm not quite used to the large crowds, either. Where I — [ grew up, she means to say, but instead chooses to word it differently ] — came from, I'm more used to being alone. I like being surrounded by so many, but it takes some getting used to.
Sounds rough. [ There's a sorrow to her, he notes, when she speaks of her previous home. The kind of sadness that hangs with a weight — sharp and briny like unshed tears. ]
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Thought about it. [ Water this clear, this blue, was always welcoming, but especially in this heat. But it's a new planet which means new and exciting things lying in wait to kill him, probably. ]
But I figured there's always next time. Maybe I'll come back when the beach isn't so crowded.
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I'm not quite used to the large crowds, either. Where I — [ grew up, she means to say, but instead chooses to word it differently ] — came from, I'm more used to being alone. I like being surrounded by so many, but it takes some getting used to.
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I guess we've both got some adjusting to do.