@utautailadytwo
“Three...? No, Four...wait that’s not quite right either.”
On the way to make a greeting to an acquaintance, he found himself counting on his fingers. Deep in thought over something so trivial. It wasn’t that he made a habit of forgetting people’s names, in fact he made a note to memorize every one and even guess to the etymology. How else would he use it to mess with them?
It didn’t hurt that the woman had such an unusual name to begin with. He lamented that it wasn’t four digits higher, and that if nothing else, he missed Sice for that one reason alone. He’d realized it midway, but part of him had hoped that she hadn’t noticed he’d been speaking his thoughts aloud the entire time.
“Miss...Two! I should say I’m surprised to see you here, but you seem to fit right in.”
“Have you settled into the city a bit since you arrived?