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[countingthunder]

Kaylee, I want to borrow your- colors, the ones all over your room

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[turian_honor]

... Are you all right?

[countingthunder]

Hard to be all right when all isn't there to be right, but she's feeling fine if that's what you mean.

[turian_honor]

Yeah... I think that last part was what I meant... I mean... that's good.

[countingthunder]

It's River. Tam. You live with my brother.

[turian_honor]

Your brother? Oh, I see. You're lucky to have family here, Ms. Tam...

[countingthunder]

Lucky to have Simon here.

Going to have to tell you again; you've probably lost count.

[turian_honor]

Tell me what again?

[countingthunder]

Drop the formality. They call her River, mostly.

[turian_honor]

Formality's a habit. It's hard to drop, even when asked.

That's... an interesting name, River.

[countingthunder]

Never could figure out what it had to do with her.

[turian_honor]

I can't help you there, unfortunately... human names aren't my specialty.

[countingthunder]

Suppose it's hard to make any name appropriate when you can't see so far.

[turian_honor]

Unless you can see the future.

[countingthunder]

Need at least fifteen to twenty years and there are far too many variables to process in that space of time. Plenty of opportunities for the life to end prematurely and those aren't roads she'd want to travel.

[turian_honor]

You're right there... on all counts. Sort of makes the point of naming your kids irrelevant, I guess. If you wanted to be fatalistic about it.

[countingthunder]

Easier for reference. And it beats Child 1 and 2.