Evan was going to just smack his forehead against a wall a few times after she left, if that was okay?

"I didn't mean to say that you should be," he replied, cringing slightly. "You're not from Earth, how would you? I just mean, the book that they keep talking about isn't subtle. There are people in it named things like Obstinate and Help and Hypocrisy. There's a city named Destruction and a Valley of Humiliation and..."

He licked his lips, not quite able to look away from hers.

"It's not like they include the whole book in that one."