[Michael looks surprised -- granted, he knew that Iona would age slowly (and by extension, likely her family as well), but for someone of 400 to only look a few years older than Iona does?
That must have been jarring. He's not sure how to process it, since the whole aging slowly is kind of new to him, too.
He just gives her a little smile, though.] Most grandmothers like to spoil their grandchildren.
[He opens his mouth to add something else, possibly about his own family, but before he can, he hears the sound of... distant voices? It's hard to make out in the ever-echoing abandoned building, but it's enough to give him pause. He speaks in a low tone.]
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That must have been jarring. He's not sure how to process it, since the whole aging slowly is kind of new to him, too.
He just gives her a little smile, though.] Most grandmothers like to spoil their grandchildren.
[He opens his mouth to add something else, possibly about his own family, but before he can, he hears the sound of... distant voices? It's hard to make out in the ever-echoing abandoned building, but it's enough to give him pause. He speaks in a low tone.]
I thought we were the only ones here?