[ For a moment she could only stare at him as he sat down like that, as if she was pondering something - probably whether she should risk it or not, if she'd sit down here, her skirt and thigh highs would probably get covered with sand. But then again.. did it really matter?

So slowly she sat down as well, carefully making sure her skirt at least covered her butt so she wouldn't get sand all over that as well.

She was silent for a moment before she spoke up. ] They're brighter here. The stars.

.. Usually you can't see them as well in my world since the lights of the city are too strong. You'd have to climb up somewhere high to see them. [ .. heh. She'd know. ]