@clever-beets cont. from {x}
If the teen was nervous, he did a good job at hiding it. Valerie didn't take notice, instead gazing around the forest-bound town with a soft gaze. Ballonlea was not Laverre, yet the two had many comforting similarities, particularly the mushrooms scattered about. Unlike Laverre's, the ones here in Ballonlea glowed with a gentle light that Valerie truthfully found captivating.
❝ The desiɾe foɾ a change in sceneɾy yuh could say. ❞ She giggled, ❝ Though, it feels like ah haven't left home at all. ❞
Now she takes in Bede's appearance more properly, determined to commit it to memory. Maybe she didn't need to try too hard; she doubted she would ever forget what he looked like.
❝ Ah hope ah'm not being a nuisance to yuh. Ah do know what it's like to be busy a lot of the time. ❞