those timesThat triggered something else, something that was safe to utter in this room. Paskia swiped until she found the image.
“This one is Alyx, and I recall that he was fantastic with tech, but he was extremely shy. I believe we used to rib him about it, but only in fun, obviously. He was a friend, after all, and we would not push him too far.
“But he had a soft spot for Kialah. It was almost funny, the way he would always try to position himself so that he was either next to her or could get the best view of her. When he looked up from his screen—and he always seemed to have his screen open—it was often to glance at Kialah.”
“And your friend Kialah, did she return his attention?”
Paskia sat back, as if settling into these memories. She could talk of this. It did not concern t
