Sequoia Coast clocks and calendars don't work in night vale

She’s pretty.

Furi’s eyes narrow a little when the other responds with the same greeting. It makes her feel a little less awkward but it doesn’t go away. She realizes how often she actually feels like this.

Tell her she’s pretty.

She bites her lip, watching the other. She tightens her jaw, unable to trust herself. The other doesn’t close the distance but she does have to shout so the other hears and Furi decides to take a few steps forward. There’s plenty of space between them but the ocean isn’t roaring in her ears as closely and the wind no longer follows any sense of direction.

“Yeah, I guess,” she answers after a second, though it doesn’t seem very convincing. Furi shrugs a shoulder but doesn’t elaborate anymore. “I’m Furi. Are you from around here?”

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