Jade Fern Grove I was wild, chasing stones.

Even when the girl turned around to face him, he didn't seem to stop his gawking. Then she spoke and something in his brain switched on. Anxiously he shifted his weight as the awkwardness of his staring caught up to him. Had Antha been here she likely would have popped him on the back of the head for being so weird and rude.

Good evening. He parroted back in a deep but soft voice. I was just, just...um. Shut up, Julien he thought because oh goodness he really was making a mess of all of this. It didn't need to be this disastrous but it seemed he was keen on making it that way. The moon. Admiring the moon. It seemed like the easiest thing to settle on. I guess you probably saw it too, huh? He found himself back on track with social normality even if the topic was odd.