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@Gabriele Ricci-Armani @Pamela Graham

Speech -- Thoughts

Gabriele.

Pam watched the boy as he... attempted to make a joke on her name. Admittedly, it fell flat. The name Pamela Anderson rang a bell faintly, but not enough for her to remember who the latter was or understand what exactly the joke was.

His question got her though. Who was she pretending to be when she was with people? Pam had never actually thought about it. The first answer that came to her was 'an extroverted version of herself'; a version that was.... more accepting of human nuances, or atleast she tried to be. She wasn't really sure if she did a very good job of not being a judgemental eleven-year-old. Pam did like meeting new people, but her social battery ran out way too quick. It was like she started the day with it charged to thirty instead of a hundred.

She was spared from answering him as Carina spoke up again, her voice gentle against the quiet night. Pam welcomed the change of topic, turning her attention to the sky too. The stars twinkled like stars— stars can't twinkle like stars dumbass, find a different word. The girl shook her head, a grin twitching on her lips from her own internal monologue. She really needed to stop creating random pieces of prose for everything she saw. Diamonds work though. Okay, focus.

"There's Taurus." Pam raised a hand to gently point out the constellation after which the bull zodiac was named. "It's supposed to have nineteen main stars I believe." She could currently seeking about eight, give or take. Close enough— she doubted that the stars were keeping count anyway.

OOC: Sorry this is late! Again.

Date. 1/6/2025 | Dialogue. #1E361C | Tag. @Pamela Graham @Carina Kaede
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His question (and hilarious joke) was pretty much ignored, moving the conversation to star constellations instead. A topic Gabriele thought was so fucking uninteresting, he rolled his eyes. Granted, he wasn’t having much fun to begin with, so the change of topic didn’t make a huge different in terms of his general experience. Classic. When they pointed out a few like Taurus and Orion in the sky, cigarette between his lips for another pull, he squinted towards it. Except for random flecks of light in the sky, he couldn't see fucking shit. What was he looking at? Maybe he needed glasses. More likely than not, he just didn't know enough constellations to recognize them.

Letting the two girls bond over stars alone, Gabi focused on finishing off the rest of his cigarette. When only a short butt was left, he sighed loudly, rubbing out the last fire against the stone floor beside him. Then he tossed the butt over the railing with a flick of his wrist, no care about where it landed. The thought didn't cross him until after the fact. A bit guilty over what he'd just had done, the Italian was frozen in place, staring at where he'd just tossed the cigarette. Fuck, that was not very good for the environment... Whatever, they were all dying from pollution one of these days, regardless. If he didn't get eaten by a dragon first, or beaten with a broom by Avis.

"Ight... That's enough depression for one evening. Imma head out," he announced, pulling himself up on his feet and dusting off his clothes. "Have fun, I guess... looking at stars."