"Once is plenty for that," Maya opened her mouth this time, with Lydia being over by her it's only polite. And between the two of them Lydia was creepier, so she didn't need to be purposefully weird.

"How? The world doesn't get any quieter just because I really want it too. And your little trick doesn't actually help." Maya adjusted up the protections on her headphones. With Lydia so close, and a conversation to focus on, she didn't need to rely on the headgear to protect her right now. "And it isn't all crowds, just really really loud ones. Like orientation day, and New York City, and airports..."

Okay, so maybe she could use the help getting this under control.