‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ( she has the saddest eyes you've ever seen . . sorrow —— fear . )

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ( pulling up a magazine —— holding it horizontally for some reason , head tilted to try and read . )

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ not when you have … social anxiety . ( talking from experience . )

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ space is cruel , yes ... but nature is never crueler than the human heart . it is also not as kind —— just neutral ... and sometimes , I prefer that neutrality .

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ( it's cold … that —— just makes this a bit uncomfortable . )

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ( mayhaps ... as long as she doesn't have to wash them afterward —— ׅ𖤠 where she lives , there aren't any washing machines —— it makes this chore tiring . )

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ (¬⤙¬ ) ?

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ … .ᐣ I am washing them . ( she doesn't seem to find anything weird about this , except for the fact that she feels ... cold . ) are you washing your clothes as well .ᐣ . . or .. what .

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ( eyes closed ) eager … ？ ( nodding softly ╱ she beckons him closer . ) come .