"You bubbled him!" Just with a different sort of bubble. How fascinating! At his mentioning that she likely had her own bubbled companion, Rose immediately started digging around in her backpack as they walked.

She was still barefoot.

"Hmm, there's so many things in here...oh! Oh look, Henry, you were right!" She pulled out the red and white sphere, holding it up to her face to peer closely at it. It looked mechanical! But who had put it there for her? Where did the creature inside come from?

There was so much to learn about this new place!

"How do I let it out to meet it?" She looked back to Henry, all bright eyes and beaming smile as she towered over him.