She approached slowly, the way one might approach a strange animal. Whether it was the shark or Javert giving her pause, she didn't say.
It was Javert, it was totally Javert.
The shark she was beginning to understand loneliness was a universal sensation. The need to connect, to have company, to find fulfilment in the pleasure of others. It made sense, it was easy.
Javert, on the other hand? He seemed much trickier.
Nevertheless, Ariadne reasoned that she'd been put in his path for a reason. And if it was as simple as explaining what Thirteen could not, or something more complicated, she would just have to figure it out. Cautiously. Curiosity. Carefully.
She bowed her head graciously as she accepted the cup of tea, curling her fingers around the porcelain to savor the warmth. As much as she wanted to dive headfirst into the pile of cakes, she waited. Right now, Javert was a bit more important. "You are a Star Child," she said, giving him a weighty nod. "You're here for the same reason as the rest of us, to unlock some kind of hidden potential deep inside of you. But that makes it sound like our lives here are very grand. Really, they're not. All of us here work and study and go to sleep and wake up in the morning."
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It was Javert, it was totally Javert.
The shark she was beginning to understand loneliness was a universal sensation. The need to connect, to have company, to find fulfilment in the pleasure of others. It made sense, it was easy.
Javert, on the other hand? He seemed much trickier.
Nevertheless, Ariadne reasoned that she'd been put in his path for a reason. And if it was as simple as explaining what Thirteen could not, or something more complicated, she would just have to figure it out. Cautiously. Curiosity. Carefully.
She bowed her head graciously as she accepted the cup of tea, curling her fingers around the porcelain to savor the warmth. As much as she wanted to dive headfirst into the pile of cakes, she waited. Right now, Javert was a bit more important. "You are a Star Child," she said, giving him a weighty nod. "You're here for the same reason as the rest of us, to unlock some kind of hidden potential deep inside of you. But that makes it sound like our lives here are very grand. Really, they're not. All of us here work and study and go to sleep and wake up in the morning."