Jade Fern Grove Just ignore him, that's what I do.

She was looking for a new home?  Oh. The expression was somewhere between a question and a statement. But he didn't say more than that right now. She seemed nice. He could invite her back to the Bypass maybe, but how did one actually end up doing that? Look, he didn't think his plans all the way through really pretty much ever, mostly due to inexperience and a general lack of knowledge about how much planning was sometimes required.

For that brief moment, Spook brightened. My dad knew stuff about the stars too. I'd go look at them with him sometimes, he knew all the constellations stories and stuff. But.. He trailed off there, expression falling as well. There was no good way to continue the answer. He was gone, dead, no longer here. It was sad. And there was nothing that could be done about it now. His mouth had hung open a moment, and then he closed it, ears tipping back again. He probably should just not say anything. He'd know for the future. Memories.