Canon is The Host, just finished reading; BEWARE SHE'S A BALL OF SPOILERS

[verbed]

I don't like the direction your thoughts are going. Looking what, again?

Where?

Now I like them even less.

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[long_in_us]

...what are you?

[verbed]

[ Dude knows how to cut the chase. ]

W-what? You mean like, a Soul? Because that's what I am.

[long_in_us]

[ his eyes widen for bit of a second there, but he tries to keep his composure. His yes still fixed at her as he carefully studies her ]

A rare opportunity to meet a soul.

[verbed]

Ah, but maybe you are not getting my meaning. That is just the way our name translates to your language, but we are in fact not souls by the regular human definitions.

[ They kind of are, if you want to stretch the meaning though.

But her manners! She doesn't want to be rude. ]

My name is Wanderer, but I'm also called Wanda. What is your name?

[long_in_us]

[ he lowers her head as she asks. ]

I don't think my name matters.

[ Perhaps, he doesn't know. The soul thing puzzles him, but as she introduces herself, he abandoned those those thoughts immediately. Wanderer, almost like a definition of himself. ]

Wanda...it's a nice name.

[verbed]

[ Ah well, Wanda is used to names not coming to her until later. A bit annoying, but she'll deal. She's still very much an universally polite and nice soul after all. ]

That is what I would like to think, too.

And thank you. It was given to me by a precious friend. [ Who is kinda crazy and brilliant and way too smart for a human. ]

[long_in_us]

[ subtly smiles at her response. He averted his eyes on her since it may be rude to stare at her for so long. ]

That friend must be a soul like you...

[verbed]

Oh no, he's a human. Almost all my friends are human, which I suppose is a bit odd considering I'm a soul...but I've never been a regular one, at that.

[ She didn't say all her friends are human because Sunny, and maybe Burns. ]

[long_in_us]

Humans are strange creatures.

[ his eyes are fixed on the ground ]

...but they can be also the worst and best creatures to meet.