Blacktail Deer Plateau so long and thanks for all the fish

He was taken aback at her retort, his eyes widening. He didn't think it was that serious. It sounded strange on his tongue, so used to speaking Kiswahili — the combination of consonants and vowels was odd.

He rebounded, smiling at her words, though they made little sense to him. She reminded him of Lenny — though the two have their notable differences. It's fine, he said. There are worse acts of rudeness, defect, he said the word hesitantly, or not.