[ perhaps she's seen him in passing but she hasn't noticed him, which is fascinating all on its own. under more typical circumstances, river might've been able to lock on to the thoughts of someone thinking about her - a way to track those around her, to know when she's being followed or if there's a threat long before it turns to action - but instead, there's only silence.
not in oleuni square, of course, which is bustling with people and overlapping chatter. but there's a quiet in her mind that lets her observe things with the other five senses instead of the sixth tearing her apart from the inside.
so he comes as a surprise, but river doesn't startle away from him at all. she simply looks at him from over her shoulder, suddenly as curious about him as anything else on the stand in front of them. ]
It's all interesting. Rate of intrigue is a subjective value assigned by the observer. Měi zài pángguān zhě de yǎnzhōng, as they say.
[ river, they probably don't say that everywhere, or at least not with those words. still, she flashes him a brief smile and looks back down to the necklaces and bracelets in one display case, running her fingers over the jewels and beads without picking any of it up. ]
no subject
not in oleuni square, of course, which is bustling with people and overlapping chatter. but there's a quiet in her mind that lets her observe things with the other five senses instead of the sixth tearing her apart from the inside.
so he comes as a surprise, but river doesn't startle away from him at all. she simply looks at him from over her shoulder, suddenly as curious about him as anything else on the stand in front of them. ]
It's all interesting. Rate of intrigue is a subjective value assigned by the observer. Měi zài pángguān zhě de yǎnzhōng, as they say.
[ river, they probably don't say that everywhere, or at least not with those words. still, she flashes him a brief smile and looks back down to the necklaces and bracelets in one display case, running her fingers over the jewels and beads without picking any of it up. ]
She's interested.