[It's finally, finally occurring to them that they know horrifically little about their strange, silent little friend. They never really ask questions - they've never needed to. That information simply becomes available to them over time; someone will tell them at some point or another, or it will inevitably come up.]
[They've forgotten.]
[They've forgotten that when the other party is silent, this sort of thing cannot merely be assumed.]
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[It's finally, finally occurring to them that they know horrifically little about their strange, silent little friend. They never really ask questions - they've never needed to. That information simply becomes available to them over time; someone will tell them at some point or another, or it will inevitably come up.]
[They've forgotten.]
[They've forgotten that when the other party is silent, this sort of thing cannot merely be assumed.]