Completion

She explained – it was for a collection. ”Oh,” the beast said. It wasn’t an unheard of habit, and he supposed if you had a home to take things back to, a creature might be inclined to bring back some decorations. ”You, uh, want any help?” It wasn’t like he had anything better to do, and he didn’t mind being occupied. That was partly why he’d come in here, although his original intent had been more to be occupied by the sheer nothingness inside.

The girl offered a courteous response, her voice echoing from just a little bit ahead of him. He could almost hear her smile – that is, he was certain she was smiling. She sounded kind. Then she mentioned the darkness, and he, stepping forward, glanced up as if there were something there to see. ”Yeah,” he agreed. ”… How’d you plan on finding anything in here anyways? With your feet?” It was a strange place to go looking for something, if he thought about it. Of course, maybe the best things would be here, since no one could see them to take them.