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Ameh 
"Of course I'm warm," he said matter-of-factly. "I'm alive, aren't I?"
Of course everyone wanted someone to like like them back. That was the point of it, wasn't it? Sure, he was new at it, but still... That was the point, wasn't it?
"If you like liked everyone who like liked you, then... it wouldn't mean anything special though, would it. It's sad that people get hurt, but... It can't really be avoided, can it? Because... you can't help liking who you like, it seems, and sometimes the person you like doesn't like you back." He took his hand back and finally looked at her. "Do they all look at you like that?" Wait... "Do I look at you like that? I hope I don't..."
Copernicus wouldn't like her riding the Willow, huh. Well... Raiden didn't think it was a really safe idea either, but sometimes the things that were the most fun weren't entirely safe. Didn't Copernicus understand that?
"I think he might notice, Celandine," he said. "If you ride the Willow... will he be mad after the fact? Even if you come back all in one piece and happy and stuff?"
"Right. I tried to help it. I did. But I can't. I really..." Cela sighed and closed her eyes, lip wibbling. "Lots of people do. You do a little bit but also you look at me like... something else on account of we are friends and that is more important, right? And... Plym looks at me like I'm the sunshine and he's a plant that always wants to turn to face me... Copernicus... sometimes... I... he..." That wasn't something she could entirely put into words.
"I don't really know. He worries a lot. More than you do even."