[Hooray! She lights up in a way that would seem exaggerated were it not so clearly genuine. Without a thought, she switches to the language that she'd used just before realization dawned.] Promise! [She likes that word.]
[-- But first, she turns off the faucet and gets a towel, to wipe up the floor. It's not sudden concern for cleanliness, at least not her own. She's parroting his earlier cleaning efforts. This is how she learns things after her Long Sleep (not that she understands why she's doing it, just that it seems to be the thing to do, so).]
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[-- But first, she turns off the faucet and gets a towel, to wipe up the floor. It's not sudden concern for cleanliness, at least not her own. She's parroting his earlier cleaning efforts. This is how she learns things after her Long Sleep (not that she understands why she's doing it, just that it seems to be the thing to do, so).]