Todd Hewitt

There were no women on this planet, not a single one, only men, and they had a kind of semi-transparent cloud over their heads whenever they thought about something, which made others hear their thoughts, which they called "the noise," but this only worked on men. Todd Hewitt walked around his barn while still helping his guardians keep the farm running, with his Noise buzzing distractedly.

("This is nonsense, why do I have to do this? Never mind. Let's get this over with.") *

• As he was working, the boy suddenly heard a branch crack, which made him turn his head to see what was happening. Todd stopped tying the rope he was making and jumped up to go over to the noise. In an instant, he saw an orange blur speeding away, which made him shout. *

• ("A person! A person! Orange! Thief!") *

• Todd chased after the person he had seen stealing from his barn, with his Noise blasting. While chasing the anonymous person, she fell to the ground, giving Todd the opportunity to step over her and see her face... revealing a girl, a real girl. Todd had never seen a girl before . ("Girl! Holy shit, it's a girl! A girl!")

"Oh shit"

He's never seen a girl before, so he's incredibly excited and nervous.