You’re talking about a dam. I’ve seen one of those before. They are interesting, but they aren’t nearly as cool as some of the other things out there. Like… [he trails off, thinking.] …Beehives. Beehives and tree houses and bird nests. Go outside more often and you’ll see loads of those.

[hearing her gush about it lends him pause. admittedly, it doesn’t sound that remarkable, it seems like every other forest out there, though her enthusiasm provokes a weird feeling from him. maybe it’s just her vivid way of describing it, but he can’t help but feel homesick.

which doesn’t make sense, of course. to be homesick, you need to have a home to go back to in the first place.]

It sounds nice. A couple years back, I used to travel all over the place. The world’s much bigger than it looks, but I never know how big ‘til I actually went out to see it for myself. The kind of place you’re describing…you make it sound really cool. I would’ve loved to see something like it, even if only for a little while.