[Riku makes her think of Jonathan, which... given the situation makes her sad. But at the same time, Eleven can appreciate the similarities. Jonathan is calm and quiet with his camera, and soft with his voice. She doesn't know how siblings feel, but she knows Nancy is a big sister and Jonathan is a big brother. So yes - Riku makes her think of Jonathan.
Eleven gestures vaguely.]
He's... warm. And he shines.
[Which is to say, he made her feel safe, he was patient with her. And his hair is silver.
Eleven nods along with the explanation. She has learned to write a little, but it's still very shaky. She can read better than she can write, and she thinks she can speak somewhere in between. When she's calm, it's easy to let her mind find the right words fast. It's when she's upset or frightened that words are difficult to come by.
At the notion of using the flat machine to speak to others, Eleven's face brightens, and she looks at Mary like the girl's giving her something grad with this knowledge.]
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[Riku makes her think of Jonathan, which... given the situation makes her sad. But at the same time, Eleven can appreciate the similarities. Jonathan is calm and quiet with his camera, and soft with his voice. She doesn't know how siblings feel, but she knows Nancy is a big sister and Jonathan is a big brother. So yes - Riku makes her think of Jonathan.
Eleven gestures vaguely.]
He's... warm. And he shines.
[Which is to say, he made her feel safe, he was patient with her. And his hair is silver.
Eleven nods along with the explanation. She has learned to write a little, but it's still very shaky. She can read better than she can write, and she thinks she can speak somewhere in between. When she's calm, it's easy to let her mind find the right words fast. It's when she's upset or frightened that words are difficult to come by.
At the notion of using the flat machine to speak to others, Eleven's face brightens, and she looks at Mary like the girl's giving her something grad with this knowledge.]
Talk to people. Like a walkie talkie?