A Quiet Christmas (Paragon)

[Ghost]

Adam felt himself relaxing a bit, not surprised that L0-9 could not confirm his guess that it was her birthday. It was personal information. Information he himself had asked the LUMA to not share about its friend. It also probably couldn't had he not requested that. That was fine with him and it made sense.

He stood as L0-9 finished, getting himself a beverage before once again sitting on the floor as he had before. It felt more informal than sitting on the bed for some reason. It kept him relaxed on a day that he felt it difficult to remain that way. It was best to take advantage. He allowed himself to have a quick smile that he had not harmed her, and he felt happy that he had not caused harm, but the pause made Adam wonder what else had been said. "That makes me happy - that I didn't cause harm." he confirmed.

Adam didn't answer L0-9's question right away. Why the hesitation? He was both curious and cautious about what else she had said. If there hadn't been a pause he wouldn't have wondered. Curiosity won, as he knew it would. He wouldn't be able to keep himself from wondering about it if he didn't know. "Please do," he finally requested.