"It's kind of confusing to the rest of us," she said.
"I apologize. I have been working on mimicking a more... colloquial manner of speaking, for my mild-mannered secret identity."
"It's okay. Thank you for the pizza. It means a lot."
"You are most welcome. I understand part of the recuperative process also involves watching movies either with large numbers of explosions, or ones where women are treated badly before finding true love?"
"We can watch any type of movie," she said. "There are not requirements to healing."
"Very well. What do you recommend?" He peruses the shelf of dvds.
"It doesn't really matter to me, but the Lord of the Rings movies are quite good."
"Ah, yes! I heave heard of these films! My friend Avia spoke most highly of them." He finds the first one and puts it in, before returning to his seat at her bedside, and his pizza.
"Ty and I like to watch them," she said. "I'll watch just about anything. I haven't seen many movies."
"Neither have I. I have been most focused on trying different kinds of food since I visited your planet, although I have viewed much of your historical and news programs on the internet."
"Sometimes it's a lot to take in," she said. "I'm still learning a lot of new things."
"Undoubtedly. Although my home is much more advanced, we are a relatively small population. One city-state stands against the brutal and savage yeti pirates of Kashkavon, the glorious beacon that is Tynol.
By comparison, your planet is staggeringly diverse."
"The surface is," Cait said. "I'm from Atlantis. There are only two cities in Atlantis. There are more cities that were once part of Atlantis, but they aren't any longer."
"Are they... no more, or simply not as closely affiliated?"
"They're more or less their own kingdoms now. They went a long time not being a part of Atlantis."
"I see... hopefully they are not in opposition to your family's rule?" He helps himself to more pizza, opening up the Chinese containers as well.
"We have diplomatic relations established with them, but they still govern themselves." |