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" H-How did you find this? "
Stephanie's eyes examined the card that was handed to her carefully, her face growing redder with each box filled. She had no idea where Zinnya had found this old little thought experiment and she couldn't comprehend why she filled it out and handed it to her, but there was no denying it...
Zinnya pretty much had all the qualities she had ever wanted in a partner - all the ones that were truly important to her, anyway. Not was she absolutely wonderful company, extremely intelligent, travelled with many stories to share, but also beautiful to top it all of...
" Wow... " Steph kept staring at the paper, now with a glint of awe in her eye. Was a smile creeping to her lips? Oh, this was all making her head spin in all kinds of directions! Why did she slip her this paper so casually? Did that mean something? It couldn't, right? She was just crazy and making connections that weren't there. But what if?
" I-I guess, we'd be really compatible, huh? " she stuttered out quietly, still seeming to be lost in whatever thoughts were flowing in her brain. " I never imagined I-I'd meet someone who t-ticks all those boxes. M-maybe I should as- "
Stephanie quickly covered her mouth before she could start saying too much. Was she really just about to finish that entire thought outloud? That was supposed to be internal speech!!! Oh, Goddesses! Why was she like this? And now her weird overreaction was going to raise questions... Oh Gods, oh Gods, oh Gods! What should she do?!!?
Unsure of how to continue from here, the universal dashed off to hide behind the nearest tree. This probably wasn't a legal move in the game of conversation and was an even bigger overreaction than the first one, but it certainly was a choice her anxiety had made.
Now there was nothing to do but engage operation Become One with the Bark! And as she planted her red face straight into the bark, maybe she could actually disappear into the tree since she was feeling as dumb as a stump.
