"Not quite in circles. There might be little ones, but when I really get thinking, it's like my mind gets to conclusions that aren't expected, things get all mixed up but they make sense at the same time. Though, I suppose that small circles do happen, if I don't figure it out right away. Sometimes one thing will lead back to something I've already thought, too. They can't be avoided sometimes, I guess. There was a guy, a human, called Einstein, and he said that insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. When I really get to ...thinking... I might hit on the same topic but not in the same way twice."
She couldn't believe she was sitting here telling these things to a stranger. But he wasn't judging her about any of it, he wasn't even suspicious of her in any way. His questions were honest and spoke of curiosity and not making fun of her.
It was hard to not talk to him, really.
"Yeah, I've tried to use that really big butcher's paper, but it gets all filled up, so I either end up with sheets and sheets of it, or my writing goes onto whatever the paper is on. But sometimes there's just nothing else there to write on except the walls. I ruined a room like that. Permanent marker doesn't wash off walls."
When Nanna's swing started moving, Oi found herself doing the same. Her toes were planted carefully on either side of the flowers, but her legs were working to get the swing going.