So it is close by? [Smiles at that – if it’s near enough to the city she might be able to visit one day, while Mike is busy.] What kind of village?
[Smiling a little more himself. She may be awkward, but she seems nice.] Well, l-like I said, it’s small. It’s s-surrounded by farmland, and woods … [He goes on to describe the place a little more] I grew up there.
[Hearing someone describe their home like that, it’s clear just how much he loved growing up there.] So your home is… more ‘open’ than the city?
[That’s an odd way of putting it. He gives her a slightly puzzled look.] Y-yes, you could say that. But it’s not my home anymore. [Smiles a little] I’ve m-made a place for myself in the city now. And what about you, Miss Veda? Where did you move from?
Jack Maple 