Theo noticed Aurelia's hesitation, the shift in her mood, and switched to a more sympathetic tone: "Of course, there's always something you leave behind, isn't there? I imagine I was pretty lucky, not being particularly attached to my home; I know that's not the case for a lot of people."
He'd heard of the Ark, vaguely, but never in such detail; he raised his eyebrows. "Never seen a ghost whale. What was that like?"
Even as a Natural, he wasn't well-versed in Torchline's fauna, since he hadn't lived here that long. If she were to ask him about Halovian animals, he'd do better -- but he'd probably want to play dumb, to claim he'd hardly ever been to Halo.
He'd heard of the Ark, vaguely, but never in such detail; he raised his eyebrows. "Never seen a ghost whale. What was that like?"
Even as a Natural, he wasn't well-versed in Torchline's fauna, since he hadn't lived here that long. If she were to ask him about Halovian animals, he'd do better -- but he'd probably want to play dumb, to claim he'd hardly ever been to Halo.
Theo
"Poker" by ND Strupler is licensed with CC BY 2.0.
