"Okay," she mumbled and walked into the room. V didn't want to make him uncomfortable, but standing in the hall wasn't all that great, either. "I know what you mean about books. A new read is always excitin', huh..? What about animals?"
He nodded. "I read Slaughterhouse 5 a week or so ago, and I thought it was pretty great.. Oh!" Giving a small smile, he reached into his jacket pocket and revealed a sleeping rat. "That's easy, these are wonderful animals."
X sat on his bed and held the rodent out to V. "She's sweet, if you wanna hold her."









