[ Her startled confusion is clear over the tether, though it runs alongside her processing the conversation about personal spaces. Separate thoughts and yet, rapid enough that switching from one to the other will require temporarily dropping a topic if needed.
Which apparently is the case, since the answer she gives—well, it's kind of sad, really. And it's something he tucks away to come back to later, because apparently his recollection of Vivian's gift is more important at the moment. Having anticipated the curiosity, he still can't help the raise of his brows, nor the bemusement that colors his voice. ]
The platypus? They're mammals mostly native to Australia. [ Not that she'll know where that is, but anyway: ] I take it they don't exist where you're from?
[ Score one for the mundane world having something more fantastical than a place that has fairies. ]
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Which apparently is the case, since the answer she gives—well, it's kind of sad, really. And it's something he tucks away to come back to later, because apparently his recollection of Vivian's gift is more important at the moment. Having anticipated the curiosity, he still can't help the raise of his brows, nor the bemusement that colors his voice. ]
The platypus? They're mammals mostly native to Australia. [ Not that she'll know where that is, but anyway: ] I take it they don't exist where you're from?
[ Score one for the mundane world having something more fantastical than a place that has fairies. ]