White Walls

9

He decided to resign speech today, in favour of silent observation of the girl to be named. Lorna, despite only having the desire for complete and utter silence only a few days prior, now found this silence uncomfortable. Obviously, it was due to the apparent pair of eyes now watching her every movement and mannerism. However, fearing the loss of her silence, she said nothing. He realized that she was awfully robotic. She woke, and remained lying down for about a minute and 23 seconds, then placed her feet off the bed and sat up in one motion. Her opaque brown eyes surveyed her usual surroundings and, finding no fault in them (save for her new observer), got up to receive her book. When she did, the girl stood in front her bed, facing outward, shifted her weight and bent her knees at precisely the necessary angle, sitting on the bed with excellent, fixated posture. Despite all this, he never failed to notice how, once in deep thought, she bit her lip, how her index finger shook slightly in the air when idle, and how her eyebrows furrowed in mild, but brief, confusion before receding to her blank, comprehensive state. This uncomfortable, examination atmosphere until the lights dimmed. Raiden huffed at his unsuccessful attempt and, although against it, chose to postpone her naming until he observed sufficiently.