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aditya resisted laughing out loud as easy gave him a look that was patently grayday--a bland look bordering on condescension but not quite there. the corners of his mouth twitching, he responded, "it is special here. i like it a lot. a lot different from where i grew up.

"i like the pond best," he mused, thinking of that catfish-filled wonder. "down south there's this giant lake--it reminds me a lot of the ocean. . .which is where i grew up. oh, and there's a pack that lives on top of a dead volcano, so that's pretty cool."

he smiled, for lack of anything good to say. one drawback to having no family--and being an only child--was that he had absolutely no idea how to speak to children. he didn't know what made them tick: toys and treats were his best guess. but as far as conversation went? clueless.