http://neptune-sleuth.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] neptune-sleuth.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] thewordofweb 2009-05-04 06:05 pm (UTC)

"Too much about what?" Veronica begins, though even as she does so, she has an idea of the answer and it's not a good one. It's too late, though. Already Mathias is making introductions.

"Webster? Sounds like the name of a man whose parents desperately wanted him to win the science fair," she says. "Or the county spelling bee." Alright, so she's a little testy, on guard, their afternoon interrupted. It's to make up for a few days of loving everyone. Besides, what kind of person walks toward voices without understanding more than one person's there? It sounds to her like an excuse, a feint. Offering a hand, she smiles brightly. "Nice to meet you."

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