[ Loneliness she can relate to. The Library isn't exactly teeming with kids, let alone Deaf ones. Her mother was good to her and never favored spoken language over sign in their conversations, but even so, Harriet would sneak out and explore the world, aging normally for hours at a time. The older she got, the more time she could spend outside the Satellite Branch. Then came the day she left for Brakebills, and then the argument that made her choose to leave for good.
She'd been lucky in many ways, but deeply unlucky in others. Deerington looks like it'll be about average in that regard, so it's not a big transition, at least. ]
That's right. It manifests as you grow up, and it peaks in your 20s. By the way, shall we sit?
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She'd been lucky in many ways, but deeply unlucky in others. Deerington looks like it'll be about average in that regard, so it's not a big transition, at least. ]
That's right. It manifests as you grow up, and it peaks in your 20s. By the way, shall we sit?