Things would get worse | @softballsurv | Continued here
His skeptical stare centered on the log in which she sat upon lifted when she spoke. Eye contact was a useful thing. People told many stories with their eyes. Whether they lied, told of the truth, hiding their true meaning of what they say behind them... That’s when he figured something wasn’t right with this place.
Slowly, he sat beside the unfamiliar face, keeping his distance but sitting close enough to avoid any extra discomfort.
“The Fog,” He repeated, thinking back to what he encountered before finding the strange place, “Because of... The fog around, is it not?”
Questions flooded his already tangled mind and it took everything in him to keep from spilling them all out. Everything had to be sorted before more questions begged to be answered. Tapping his fingers at a slow rhythm to get the blood flowing but also to get his mind working faster. Not wanting to put too much on her, he figured easing into the larger questions at hand would be the best approach.
“The blizzard stopped so fast---”
“I guess things are weird here? They all seem so... Tired. I assume something happened...”