Jane<i>did </i>jump from the sudden blast of noise from the car she was riding on. Oskar quickly made the noise decrease by turning a knob, just as Jane was starting to raise her hands to cover her ears. The noise was at a reasonable level now, though it was still just that:<i>Noise</i>. Was the car supposed to be making that sound? But Oskar didn't seem concerned, and once the noise changed to a different sounding noise, he began to talk to her.<br/><br/><i>:You don't think six steps would have been too much?:</i>she asked, putting the thoughts into his mind directly. She didn't trust voice to speak aloud. :<i>What is a 'mini-mall'? What's wrong with my clothing? Why would I try to wear yours?:</i>After a brief pause, she covered her eyes with her hands again, and added,<i>:Why does this--car--move so fast?: </i>