I've always thought Carmen didn't like to go outdoors much
was either because she was easily scared or just lazy.
I've decided she's just too easily scared.<P>Today, she
got terrified of something she didn't understand: Me.<P>
When passing one of the industrial buildings here, she got
up on the loading dock and I kept on the side of it,
walking downhill, while the loading dock remained
horizontal. After a few meters, she looked at me and got
very, very scared.<P>
The reason? She only saw me from the waist and up, walking
along. Either she thought I was a stranger who had snuck
up on her or I had got cut
in half. Both of which weren't very nice scenarios from
her viewpoint. It was possible to calm her, so we
continued.