Well, okay. By Cricket's standards, that an entirely appropriate response to being told your girlfriend is great. He smiles his approval and nods.
Blushing brightly, he grins at the compliment. "Adia let me come see the beach for a little. It's real pretty there. I'd come help any time, sir, only I understand no one knows about the Nexus so I'd be hard to explain."
"It used to be religion, where I came from. I guess maybe some people still believe in it, but not so much where I lived. They were old stories to us. Special stories, but not religion." He looks thoughtful.
"There are other stories like 'em. Word of mouth, kinda. I ain't seen them in books, anyway, just heard from my Granny. But...yeah. I liked the books, too."
He looks at the floor, utterly sheepish and awkward. "Cupid and Psyche. That was my favorite. Not real sure why, except after the story, the book talked about how Psyche was the Greek word for souls and butterflies, too, and the idea of that...I don't know. It's a pretty idea. I liked it."
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Blushing brightly, he grins at the compliment. "Adia let me come see the beach for a little. It's real pretty there. I'd come help any time, sir, only I understand no one knows about the Nexus so I'd be hard to explain."
"It used to be religion, where I came from. I guess maybe some people still believe in it, but not so much where I lived. They were old stories to us. Special stories, but not religion." He looks thoughtful.
"There are other stories like 'em. Word of mouth, kinda. I ain't seen them in books, anyway, just heard from my Granny. But...yeah. I liked the books, too."
He looks at the floor, utterly sheepish and awkward. "Cupid and Psyche. That was my favorite. Not real sure why, except after the story, the book talked about how Psyche was the Greek word for souls and butterflies, too, and the idea of that...I don't know. It's a pretty idea. I liked it."