Sun Mote Copse Yeah, I'm a keeper

Ya! said Alyx, offering up no elaboration to substantiate her claim. If Maia ever met Rosie, she'd probably spot the parallel then. Alyx herself was a little too short-sighted to realize that when an adult repeated something in a baffled tone, she was supposed to supply more information, not simply confirm.

Luckily, she had a few social graces and knew that the proper response to Maia's introduction was, hi Maia, I's Alyx! Then, without any preamble, she launched into an excited series of questions: D'ya knows mommy an' daddy? D'ya knows Q? D'ya like th'f'owers? Are you a Fy'bird too?