[Which she feels is what made that man more straightforward than she was, for she would speak her mind... but she rarely felt the need to explain herself, or what about her past might lead her to think or say what she did. In her own world, people had known things about her just by looking at her race, her sex, the style of her hair, the fact that she had arms. Here... she was allowed certain privacies. And she guarded them fiercely.]
Perhaps, then, he simply needs that same amount of time.
[He had said to her that he missed having someone to take orders from... and she missed the same. There were orders that could be taken here... but could those giving them be trusted? That was a different issue.
Her lips turn down at the thought, annoyed that she cannot stop herself from thinking in order to just... eat.
... The fruit with the meat was a nice combination, though. She helps herself to more of that.]
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[Which she feels is what made that man more straightforward than she was, for she would speak her mind... but she rarely felt the need to explain herself, or what about her past might lead her to think or say what she did. In her own world, people had known things about her just by looking at her race, her sex, the style of her hair, the fact that she had arms. Here... she was allowed certain privacies. And she guarded them fiercely.]
Perhaps, then, he simply needs that same amount of time.
[He had said to her that he missed having someone to take orders from... and she missed the same. There were orders that could be taken here... but could those giving them be trusted? That was a different issue.
Her lips turn down at the thought, annoyed that she cannot stop herself from thinking in order to just... eat.
... The fruit with the meat was a nice combination, though. She helps herself to more of that.]