Your friend in the dark

As the woman worked before him, gathering a glowing mushroom that he himself wasn't familiar with, he couldn't help but think she was easy on the eyes. Despite the horns (mutations were still strange to him), her pale mottled coloring seemed soft and well cared for unlike his scarred, mutilated body. Even if she wasn't looking at his missing parts, scars, and everything else he lacked, he knew that she saw it. Everyone saw it. Lucky for him, though, she didn't seem to recognize him like the others around the Armada did. He still couldn't explain the interaction with Azure, and Sedna was strange too. Sirius wouldn't give him answers, either, but seeing a new face that didn't scowl at him or turn away was always nice.

As she gathered the glowing mushroom from where she had dropped it, he watched patiently as he waited for her response noticing how the blue glow of the mushroom made her pale coat seem to glow as well. He wanted to apologize for startling her, but the worlds failed to escape his lips before she answered. She was in fact investigating and had asked if here for the same. He couldn't agree with her that he was, however. "I was just out for a walk, then I noticed the fungi along the river. Are you from around here?"