( she hasn't figured out a smooth way to ask him about his name that wouldn't lead to explaining why she knows about his name, there's also that. she's working on it. )
Something Jone and I were talking about, put me in mind if it were different to be alone from a place that distant, or alone from somewhere ordinary.
( ruminatively, ) Though I'm presuming you're glad not to be.
( probably she wouldn't be grateful for the presence of every single person she's known. )
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( she hasn't figured out a smooth way to ask him about his name that wouldn't lead to explaining why she knows about his name, there's also that. she's working on it. )
Something Jone and I were talking about, put me in mind if it were different to be alone from a place that distant, or alone from somewhere ordinary.
( ruminatively, ) Though I'm presuming you're glad not to be.
( probably she wouldn't be grateful for the presence of every single person she's known. )