"No. I haven't heard anyone else since I got here." Was that helpful to say? Probably not really. It was strange to actually miss hearing the others. Karl would probably appreciate it. He hated hearing them think about sex and drugs and all the things he found terribly inappropriate to eavesdrop in on. Arkady on the other hand had just found it kinda funny how he tried to always shield himself from them for such a silly reason.

"Nobody would be able to talk to me if I didn't want them to." There was firmness in her voice and certainty. It was such an odd question for someone to ask her though. Odd and specific. She knew odd. Odd was very familiar to her and odd recognized odd.

"Why would anyone want to talk to you about what you're doing while you're doing it?"