They're archaic, aren't they? Alien for me, too. [She has precisely the opposite problem with the phones. He's already doing better than her; she let hers sit in a drawer for a few weeks because there didn't seem to be any point to it. Now, though, she rummages in her gym bag and pulls one out to show him.]
You tap here, where it says Ship Talk, see? And the numbers are for people's cabins. Mine is 159, so if you look there, you'll see me. Arilanna Tayrey. You can call, or if it's not safe to speak, write a message instead.
[At his request, she smiles brightly, and reaches out to pat him on the arm.] It's not weird. Being alone here makes it so much harder. Maybe there are reasons why we really won't get along but right now I'm not seeing any. No reason why we can't give it a try.
[She looks thoughtful for a moment, and shakes her head.] Did he make you call him that? Master? My family had a lot of household staff when I was growing up, and I've never heard of anything like it.
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You tap here, where it says Ship Talk, see? And the numbers are for people's cabins. Mine is 159, so if you look there, you'll see me. Arilanna Tayrey. You can call, or if it's not safe to speak, write a message instead.
[At his request, she smiles brightly, and reaches out to pat him on the arm.] It's not weird. Being alone here makes it so much harder. Maybe there are reasons why we really won't get along but right now I'm not seeing any. No reason why we can't give it a try.
[She looks thoughtful for a moment, and shakes her head.] Did he make you call him that? Master? My family had a lot of household staff when I was growing up, and I've never heard of anything like it.