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“Can you tell me about the things that don’t want to make you shoot yourself?” You ask as genuinely as you can muster.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Vera feels like your question came out of the blue.
“Like, tell me about the things you enjoy. Like hobbies and stuff like that.” You clarify.
“Due to the circumstances in which we met, I know you’ll make fun of me for this one thing in particular…” Vera sounds more so resigned than fully against sharing it though.
“I won’t, Vera. I swear.” You raise your hand solemnly.
“Will you tell me yours?” Vera wants to know about you too.
“I guess? I’m a boring guy though. It’s comics, movies, games, and the like.” You shrug.
“Imagine that, enjoying those things, couldn’t be me...” Vera retorts sarcastically.
“You like them?” You raise an eyebrow with pure curiosity.
“Uh-huh. Who doesn’t like movies? Aliens?” Vera doesn’t get what’s so difficult about this.
“What about games?” You lift your eyebrow even further.
“I got a Sweetch.” Vera doesn’t see the big deal.
“Tell me more…” You think you have trapped her into talking…
Vera talks about her interests. She has a general interest in all types of media with no attachment to any genre in specific, if it’s good, it’s good. With the one caveat being that she’s primarily into RPGs just like your mother, and horror games, and shooters (both tactical and real-time). She said she got into games because there aren’t many hobbies you can partake in on a wheelchair, they’re time-consuming… and for lonely people. Though, judging by what she’s saying, she totally has preferred genres in movies, books, games, theater, and everything in between. It’s not an important note, but it’s something you will keep in mind.
Also, she likes animals, rats in particular. You heard that right. Rats, hamsters, mice, she likes them all. She attributes her ability to mimic the squeaks to this. Vera knows you’ll make fun of her for it and will embrace it. She’s also into bird-watching. And she gets pretty obsessive with her interests. She can recite obscure facts about the shows she enjoys with ease. In fact, she gets way into it, you can feel that she enjoys writing her fiction… for fans. If you catch the meaning. Last bit of information is that your tastes in music are pretty incompatible at a glance.
In return, you tell her all about your own pleasures in life. It was a fun conversation. You have watched more things that you thought you did over these two years without your family. It’s a funny thing, the passage of time. You feel like you’ve done nothing but you actually did.
You feel like the inevitable is close to coming. Better say your final piece before things get too hectic.
