[A few minutes later, she's well over halfway down the cocoa and very glad she's sitting down, given how her head is spinning. It really is a lot to try and take in, though this boy's explanation is considerably better and much less baffling than the one she had before. It's like going from a teacher who simply rattles off what's in the textbook to one who takes their time and gives the background, and is willing to stop to explain. All the same she's done so much nodding her neck feels funny, and wishing she'd thought to ask for a pen.
[And, just when it seems that he might be winding up, his expression shifts, and he tells her there's more, and that's like school, too. The funny thing is that it's almost a comfort. School, at least, Aya understands.]
no subject
[And, with that, Aya settles down to listen.
[A few minutes later, she's well over halfway down the cocoa and very glad she's sitting down, given how her head is spinning. It really is a lot to try and take in, though this boy's explanation is considerably better and much less baffling than the one she had before. It's like going from a teacher who simply rattles off what's in the textbook to one who takes their time and gives the background, and is willing to stop to explain. All the same she's done so much nodding her neck feels funny, and wishing she'd thought to ask for a pen.
[And, just when it seems that he might be winding up, his expression shifts, and he tells her there's more, and that's like school, too. The funny thing is that it's almost a comfort. School, at least, Aya understands.]
What is it?
[What else could there be?]