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He nodded in agreement what she said about the stories not being real and how some of them were lacking a moral. When he sat him he watched her turn away almost coyly, which made him tilt his head a little to the side, more curious than offended by the action. She was suddenly acting strange, and nearly called her out on it, but he soon caught wind of the smell, and those intentions were forgotten. It seemed that his own change of mood did not go on unnoticed like her's, and she was quicker to show that she noticed.
"Ow," he murmured as she softly punched him. It did not hurt, of course, but he did not think it was needed, and turned his head to grimace at her. While he was retrieved from the awkward limbo he was in a moment ago, he still felt a bit strange. But, he ignored it. He did something that was out of character, thought. He stuck out his tongue at her, and blew a quiet raspberry, his pout soon turning into a grin. For some reason, instead of being usually exasperated, he actually felt playful, which he hadn't felt in a very, very long time.
He gestured with his hands, and whispered loudly, at least still aware that his family was sleeping below them, "That's why its so much bigger and brighter than the other little dots, right, because its so close? Its the only star to be seen in the day, isn't that cool?" He listened as she gave her own explanation of what stars were, and thought about it for a moment silently. "Maybe one day someone will. And, then we'll know for sure," Robert stated hopefully, finding the thought exciting. Usually, he didn't get excited either. He was acting very strange indeed.
He looked back over at her, and noted that she seemed to get more tired as they continued to talk. Instead of looking back at the sky, he rolled over onto his side to face her, and spoke even softer, so that she wouldn't be disturbed from the lull she was falling under. "If you could, would you climb a ladder to the moon? What do you suppose is up there?" he asked . It was childish, unfit conversation for two adults--after all, they were talking about gods, and lovers, bears, and dragons trapped in stars moments ago--but he was truly curious.
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