In the bottom bunk of a bunk bed, there sleeps a grey. (In the top bunk of same there also sleeps a grey but the bottom one is more immediately relevant.)
"People wear makeup if they want to look like they have a different skin tone for a play or something."
"Well, you don't have to. But you'd attract attention going out with black hair."
"...most people are not like me. I'm weird. Especially for a grey."
"Well, if you tell the government that I am sure they will take it into consideration."
"I am sure they will take that into consideration too. I am certainly happy to have you stay with me."
"Maybe the government will give you and me a pretty apartment to live in."
"Mm-hm. Do you think you have to go to the dangerous world to rescue her for sure or could there be another way?"
"I don't know. Maybe there would be a way to grab her out. Grabbing people between worlds without asking is not nice but I think Bella would be happy."
"I am gonna teach her to teleport and then everything will be okay and I can just learn languages for three hundred years."
"You're so fast with this one I'm not sure all the ones on the planet will take that long."
"It's easier when I'm talking with someone who's thinking in it. I guess maybe I can get that for the other languages too."
"Well. As many years as I need for the languages and then Bella will probably be doing something I can join.
I miss Bella."