[ she's been counting. not that she believes their metrics for time are valid in another solar system - or another universe altogether, supposedly, although river's not entirely convinced yet.
she catches the mention of mandarin though, wonders how someone can stop speaking a language or if he knows it too; there's no one in the 'verse that doesn't know a lick of it by her era for humankind.
but forget trying to draw parallels to her notions of reality, because did he just say - ]
Dragons?
[ her task is completely forgotten as she stares at him, eyes filled with a childlike wonder. ]
no subject
she catches the mention of mandarin though, wonders how someone can stop speaking a language or if he knows it too; there's no one in the 'verse that doesn't know a lick of it by her era for humankind.
but forget trying to draw parallels to her notions of reality, because did he just say - ]
Dragons?
[ her task is completely forgotten as she stares at him, eyes filled with a childlike wonder. ]
Did you touch them?
[ that's one way to prove they're real, right? ]