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"Not now," Hidden whispered.
Hidden glanced around. It was dark in Place- the Stars produced minimal light. Qaal walked calmly beside her. Her blue eyes stared at Hidden, dimly glowing in the artificial night.
"Fine, we'll go outside to discuss it," Qaal said flatly.
She spoke with such resolution that any alien person would have immediately obeyed. Hidden, however, was at equal level and age as Qaal.
"No, we can't. You know full well it's bright as an August day out there," Hidden argued. "Place reverses day and night."
Qaal held in a sigh.
"Where can we talk, then?"
"When can we talk," Hidden corrected. "It's when, not where. In a few hours, we'll exit Place via the West Hall's air vents."
Qaal looked skeptically at Hidden. Had she already forgotten the new cameras that had been installed after their last escape, almost seven years back? Hidden stared back with a strange determination, her short brown hair shifting slightly in the weak breeze. Something told Qaal the cameras wouldn't stop Hidden.
"One more thing, Qaal. We won't be coming back until Generation Two," Hidden said.
Qaal gave a nervous laugh. "Of course."
"Might as well change our names now rather than later,"
"Yeah,"
"Hidden Kitty has a nice ring to it, don't'chya think?"
"I like Kitten better,"
"Yeah,"
"I like fish..."
"You don't say,"
"Minnow,"
"Fine,"

Hidden Kitten looked at the person in front of her. Qaal- now called Minnow- seemed to glow with a new light. Her face wore an foreign expression. It was a quiet and confusing one.

"Lets wait, Hidden... Kitten."

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|Human Version|

"Not now," Hidden whispered.
Hidden glanced around. It was dark in Place- the Stars produced minimal light. Qaal walked calmly beside her. Her blue eyes stared at Hidden, dimly glowing in the artificial night.
"Fine, we'll go outside to discuss it," Qaal said flatly.
She spoke with such resolution that any alien person would have immediately obeyed. Hidden, however, was at equal level and age as Qaal.
"No, we can't. You know full well it's bright as an August day out there," Hidden argued. "Place reverses day and night."
Qaal held in a sigh.
"Where can we talk, then?"
"When can we talk," Hidden corrected. "It's when, not where. In a few hours, we'll exit Place via the West Hall's air vents."
Qaal looked skeptically at Hidden. Had she already forgotten the new cameras that had been installed after their last escape, almost seven years back? Hidden stared back with a strange determination, her short brown hair shifting slightly in the weak breeze. Something told Qaal the cameras wouldn't stop Hidden.
"One more thing, Qaal. We won't be coming back until Generation Two," Hidden said.
Qaal gave a nervous laugh. "Of course."
"Might as well change our names now rather than later,"
"Yeah,"
"Hidden Kitty has a nice ring to it, don't'chya think?"
"I like Kitten better,"
"Yeah,"
"I like fish..."
"You don't say,"
"Minnow,"
"Fine,"

Hidden Kitten looked at the person in front of her. Qaal- now called Minnow- seemed to glow with a new light. Her face wore an foreign expression. It was a quiet and confusing one.

"Lets wait, Hidden... Kitten."