“Her forefingers slid gently over the backs of my hands. Then they stood on end and moved back and forth on my hands. “I’m reading you right now,” she said softly. I kept quiet and watched her fingers moving. I can’t tell you when humans first began to use their hands, but right then, I wanted to thank that first person.”

“Her forefingers slid gently over the backs of my hands. Then they stood on end and moved back and forth on my hands. “I’m reading you right now,” she said softly. I kept quiet and watched her fingers moving. I can’t tell you when humans first began to use their hands, but right then, I wanted to thank that first person.”

— Kazuki Kaneshiro