[ Don't worry, it's only because they're in her favored terrain; just wait until they meet some other time in the city, and he'll end up looking infinitely cooler than her.

Besides — quiet confidence or otherwise, she immediately does a double take at his questions. Her eyes are a little wider. Huh. None of those things sure crossed her mind. It's probably a good thing they pause, because she would have stumbled on a tree root if they kept walking like this.

The bark, when poked, does absolutely nothing. The entirety of the park they've seen so far is unremarkable, especially in comparison to what had been here not more than a few minutes ago. If she hadn't seen it herself, she probably would not have believed that entire areas could just pop in and out of existence like this.

She frowns at a nearby tree. ] Now that you mention it... many were warning others not to stay in one of these for too long, especially once it started getting close to a fortnight. [ ... ]

Perhaps we'll find our answer once we're deeper inside. [ For better, or for worse. She's still committed to the adventure for now. ]