She looked at me with confusion, then giggled a little. Her expression could totally change in an instant. It was hard to believe she was the same species as me. That would at least explain the shorter lifespan. Š‡•ƒ‹†ǡDz‘—ǯ”‡–Š‡‘Ž›’‡”•‘…ƒ–ƒŽŽ‹‡–Šƒ–™‹–ŠǤ‘•–’‡‘’Ž‡ would shy away from me. But not youȄ›‘—ǯ”‡ƒƒœ‹‰Ǥ‘—…ƒ–ƒŽ™‹–Šƒ dy‹‰…Žƒ••ƒ–‡Œ—•–Ž‹‡‡˜‡”›–Š‹‰™ƒ•‘”ƒŽǤ†‘ǯ––Š‹…‘—Ž††‘ –Šƒ–Ǥ‘—ǯ”‡•’‡…‹ƒŽǤŠ‡ǯ™‹–Š›‘—ǡ…ƒ•ƒ›™Šƒ–‡˜‡”™ƒ–Ǥdz Dzǯ‘––Šƒ–•’‡…‹ƒŽǡdz•ƒ‹†Ǥ†‹†ǯ––Š‹™ƒ•ƒ–ƒŽŽǤ Dz‡ŽŽǡƒ‰”‡‡–‘†‹•ƒ‰”‡‡Ǥ‘—‘™ǡǯ˜‡‡˜‡”•‡‡›‘u looking sad ƒ”‘—†‡Ǥ‘—Ž†‹–„‡–Šƒ–›‘—…”›ˆ‘”‡™Š‡›‘—ǯ”‡ƒ–Š‘‡ǫdz Dz†‘ǯ–Ǥdz Dz‘—•Š‘—Ž†Ǥdz ™ƒ•ǯ–ƒ„‘—––‘ǤŠƒ–™ƒ•ǯ–ˆ‘”‡–‘†‘Ǥ†‹†ǯ–ˆ‡‡Ž•ƒ†ǡƒ†‡˜‡ ‹ˆ†‹†ǡ™ƒ•ǯ–ƒ„‘—––‘”‡˜‡ƒŽ‹–‹ˆ”‘–‘ˆŠ‡”ǤŠ‡•Š‘—Ž†ǯ–‡š’‡…–‘–Šer ’‡‘’Ž‡–‘‰”‹‡˜‡™Š‡•Š‡™ƒ•ǯ–•Š‘™‹‰ƒ›‹•‡”›Š‡”•‡ŽˆǤ Dzƒ…–‘›“—‡•–‹‘ǡdz•ƒ‹†ǤDzŠƒ–ǯ•‡š–ǫŠ‹•ƒˆ–‡”‘‘Ǥdz Dz‘—…Šƒ‰‡†–Š‡•—„Œ‡…–Ǩ‘›‘—do …”›ˆ‘”‡Ǥǯ‰‘‹‰–‘‰‘„—› •‘‡”‘’‡Ǥdz Dz†‘ǯ–…”›ˆ‘”›‘—Ǥ†™Šƒ–†‘›‘—‡ƒǡ”‘’‡ǫdz Dz•‡‡ǡ›‘—ǯ”‡’—––‹‰—’ƒ–‘—‰Šˆ”‘––‘™‹‘˜‡”›ˆ‡‹‹‡Š‡ƒ”–Ǥ ‘—Š‡ƒ”†‡ǡ”‘’‡Ǥ‹‡ˆ‘”Šƒ‰‹‰›‘—”•‡Žˆ™‹–ŠǤdz DzŠ‘™‘—Ž†„‘–Š‡”–”›‹‰–‘™‹‘˜‡”•‘‡‘‡™Š‘ǯ•ƒ„‘—––‘†‹‡ǫ †ƒ”‡›‘—’Žƒ‹‰‘‹ŽŽ‹‰›‘—”•‡Žˆǫdz Dz†‘ǯ–‘™Ǥ™ƒ•–Šinking about it. Better to do it myself than let –Š‡‹ŽŽ‡••‹ŽŽ‡Ǥ—–ǯ‘––Š‹‹‰ƒ„‘—–†‘‹‰‹–›‡–ǤŠ‡”‘’‡‹•Œ—•– ˆ‘”ƒ’”ƒ…–‹…ƒŽŒ‘‡Ǥ†Š‡›ǡ›‘—•Š‘—Ž†ǯ–•ƒ›•—…Š‡ƒ–Š‹‰•–‘‡Ǩ Šƒ–‹ˆ›‘—Š—”–›ˆ‡‡Ž‹‰•ƒ††”‘˜‡‡–‘•—‹…‹†‡ǫdz Dz’”ƒ…–‹…ƒŽŒ‘‡ǫdzƒ•‡†ǤDz‹•–‡ǡ–Š‹‘—”…‘˜‡”•ƒ–‹‘‹•‰‡––‹‰ ƒŽŽ‹š‡†—’Ǥƒ™‡Œ—•––ƒŽƒ„‘—–‘‡–Š‹‰ƒ–ƒ–‹‡ǫdz Dz—”‡ǡdz•Š‡•ƒ‹†ǤDzƒ˜‡›‘—‡˜‡”Šƒ†ƒ‰‹”Žˆ”‹‡†ǫdz Dzǯ‘–‡˜‡‰‘‹‰–‘ƒ•Š‘™›‘—Žƒ†‡†‘–Šƒ–•—„Œ‡…–ǡƒ†›‘— †‘ǯ–Šƒ˜‡–‘–‡ŽŽ‡Ǥdz She looked like she was about to say something, and I stood up before she could. Not seeing our check on the table, I called over the waiter who instructed us to pay up front. Dz‰—‡••™‡ǯ”‡‰‘‹‰–Š‡ǡdz›…Žƒ••ƒ–‡•ƒ‹†ǡ‰”‹‹‰Ǥ