[She decides right away that she doesn't find any joy in having her finger held, so she wriggles her finger out of his grip and fully takes his hand instead, like a normal person, like he intended in the first place.]

I came here to meet interesting people, hear stories, access new libraries, learn new things... In hub worlds like this where there are people from all over, you get to see a tiny cross section of their world through the life they've lived in it. New fields of research, new breakthroughs in technology, exotic assortments of species... It helps me decide where I'll go next.

I don't think I'll actually stay here long enough to get the wish, especially with the current competition.

But if I did get a wish... I'd like to live a bit longer.