[ And it's one that he's never heard before, in his entire life. Which might not be all the exciting, to someone else. But where Reynir had grown up, he'd known the names of everyone in the village, and they all took their names from names that had been in their families for generations, and while he appreciates the tradition of it all... well, it's nice hearing something different. Meeting someone different. ]
Really, do you think so? I hope I do fit in, 'cause making friends in a big city like this is a lot harder than I realized. Especially when everybody's from such different worlds and - well.
[ He trails off, still smiling, but it's gone a little wry and lopsided. ]
A lot of the time when I talk about mine, it sort of just makes people upset? And that's not really a great friendship starter.
[ The maze winds them past a little stand of drinks, and Reynir pauses them both long enough to grab one, taking it with him as they continue on through the maze. ]
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[ And it's one that he's never heard before, in his entire life. Which might not be all the exciting, to someone else. But where Reynir had grown up, he'd known the names of everyone in the village, and they all took their names from names that had been in their families for generations, and while he appreciates the tradition of it all... well, it's nice hearing something different. Meeting someone different. ]
Really, do you think so? I hope I do fit in, 'cause making friends in a big city like this is a lot harder than I realized. Especially when everybody's from such different worlds and - well.
[ He trails off, still smiling, but it's gone a little wry and lopsided. ]
A lot of the time when I talk about mine, it sort of just makes people upset? And that's not really a great friendship starter.
[ The maze winds them past a little stand of drinks, and Reynir pauses them both long enough to grab one, taking it with him as they continue on through the maze. ]
I wonder who put all this up.