[ anyone that's willing to play along with her games is good people by river's standards, and so her eyes widen and gleam as she considers his proposal. and she does consider it, very seriously. the wagon isn't so large that they couldn't hear each other if they spoke loud enough ( sorry again to their fellow passengers ) so the logistics seem sound. ]

It would increase visual capacity -

[ she pauses as something particularly colorful passes them by, her body doing a full twist to watch it go before turning back to the doctor with a wild intrigue in her eyes. ]

- but the premise is flawed. We have to recalculate our base values for "fantastic or real or imaginary." The limits were stolen.

[ somehow, the words are equally full of excitement and fear. she's just hours removed from an entirely different world, supposedly, a lost child set on a grand adventure. his question seems whimsical in all her favorite ways, but instead, her enthusiasm softens as she takes in his kindly demeanor. she looks down to her lap. ]

I wish I could see Simon.

[ a wonderful question with a simple answer: she wishes her brother were here too. ]