by Ryn » Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:41 pm
"I've been fine on my own for a long time. I prefer it." she says, then after a brief pause adds, "Mostly." If she was better with words she might be able to express her perceived difference between being alone and being lonely more clearly, instead she fumbles for words.
"I'm happy just being. I..." she frowns. She knows humans aren't like that and she's tried to explain it before, but she's beginning to think that maybe it's impossible. And that makes her sad somehow. "Sometimes I just watch the stars come and go and I'm as happy as seeing your eyes smile. Different-happy, but happy still. I don't have the clever-words for it."