[ Nastya sits, undisturbed in a corner of the room, quietly reading a book. ]
[ She begins humming to herself, a song stuck in her head that got picked up by Aurora’s radio as they passed by a bustling system of planets and stars. ]
[ She doesn’t notice Brian, listening from the doorway silently, not wanting to interrupt the moment of peace- something he rarely finds around Nastya. ]
[ So, deep in her thoughts, Nastya continues to hum the stray song she will never learn the name of with one sole audience member, never alerting her of his presence. ]
[ Until a few days later, when he compliments her singing voice. Her face goes a silvery color, and she ignores the drumbot. ]