[ Then that already ranks him higher than most boys, who are frequently tragically and grotesquely indifferent to things like bad hair days. ]
Speaking with her? So that means what?
[ Is she satisfied with that answer? Maddy isn't sure. It doesn't sound like this guy knows enough to tell her anything definitive, and Jade sounded pretty badly hurt on the radio. Maddy doesn't like the idea of people going for her, instead of Jade, when she isn't even hurt, and she doesn't like not having more concrete reassurance.
But she's also practical enough to realize that she's lost and could probably use the guidance. She doesn't know if she'll ever get out of this forest on her own.
And she's comfortable with Levi, for better or worse. He's straightforward and doesn't talk down to her. Besides, it's not like she needs an ambulance, just a guide.
When he asks how she is, she answers... ]
Like I said, I didn't die. [ She thinks about it. ] I guess I could, like, meet you halfway or something.
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Date: 2023-08-12 12:40 am (UTC)Speaking with her? So that means what?
[ Is she satisfied with that answer? Maddy isn't sure. It doesn't sound like this guy knows enough to tell her anything definitive, and Jade sounded pretty badly hurt on the radio. Maddy doesn't like the idea of people going for her, instead of Jade, when she isn't even hurt, and she doesn't like not having more concrete reassurance.
But she's also practical enough to realize that she's lost and could probably use the guidance. She doesn't know if she'll ever get out of this forest on her own.
And she's comfortable with Levi, for better or worse. He's straightforward and doesn't talk down to her. Besides, it's not like she needs an ambulance, just a guide.
When he asks how she is, she answers... ]
Like I said, I didn't die. [ She thinks about it. ] I guess I could, like, meet you halfway or something.