The way he was talking was definitely not settling her nerves. It sort of sounded like this place brainwashed people, or something scary like that. Seconds later she wished that she hadn’t thought of that, because she was sure that was what she was going to assume was the case from this point on. Aargh.

“Yeah I’m…sure you do.” Maybe he just didn’t really that much about what was back home. Sure, he could have been telling the truth, but she didn’t know him that well, so who’s to say? Feeling just a bit more suspicious of the boy, she took a small, subtle step away from him.

“Uh…right.” It was clear that she was not uncomfortable with the idea in any sense, and wanted to get out of here before she was brainwashed too. Even if her life back home was boring, it was still important to her. “Well… I guess if I’m lucky I’ll be one of those people, huh?” She smiled, masking her anxiety as best she could.