The Art of Conversation, 3rd period

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"So, um." Jon rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "It was brought to my attention last week that apparently people don't actually enjoy small-talk." Which just made him want to ask why so many of them insisted on it! "So I thought I would...well, that is, I'd like to know just what it is you do enjoy talking about. If you wanted to say."

Which possibly should have been a first-day topic, but look, he never claimed to be good at this!

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Re: Listen to the lecture

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"I take it there are a lot of different kinds of people here than you're used to," Jon noted.

It seemed a safe bet.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[even_bigger_teeth]

"Considering how I'm really only used to less than ten people?" Luma asked, brows lifting, and then she laughed. There was a faint impulse to cover her mouth when she did, but she pulled it down and, in fact, as if to spite that impulse, ended with a full grin of sharp teeth. "You could say that, sure."

Re: Listen to the lecture

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon nodded. "You remind me of a friend," he blurted out. "Well, not the ten people thing. Just the, um. Well, the teeth and the hunting thing."