play nice

While Rhian was still mulling over her own self-pity and boredom, she didn't notice the pup arriving until he called out to her. "Hey," she replied, and then answered his question with a "Yeah! Where do you live?" She was excited about the newcomer. And he was about her age too, which was even better. "And what are you doing here?" She was full of questions, but decided to stop there. Maybe he'd stay a while, maybe he wouldn't. It didn't really matter to her. It was the first meeting that was the most fun, in her mind. After that, it became a lot more like work trying to keep up with a relationship. That stuff was hard. Why couldn't she just have a rolling track of people to play with and then never have to talk to them ever again? That would be as good as heaven to her.