[ It's never suited her to think too hard about her lot in life, not here and not back home. (She'd be a bitter, angry mess if she did.) That's why it feels so strange to be faced with empathy, and she blinks at him as though having difficulty processing it. Soon enough, however, she's ducking her head slightly with a smile that's half warm, half shy. ]
Well, I don't know about that. [ Funny how she never feels like she's a nice person, even though she is. ] But-- yes. Not... that I trusted them from the beginning. The whole thing always seemed fishy to me.
[ Of course, that might be because she 'grew up' surrounded by conniving, self-serving snakes in the grass who lied through their teeth all the time. That'd make anyone suspicious. She still brightens noticeably when he mentions having friends. ]
Really? How lucky...! They must have been happy to see you. [ Or-- well, she assumes they've seen him, since it's hard to tell who else is here while you're in the first ViViD level unless you bump into them. ] Are they close friends?
uwaah <3 C:
Well, I don't know about that. [ Funny how she never feels like she's a nice person, even though she is. ] But-- yes. Not... that I trusted them from the beginning. The whole thing always seemed fishy to me.
[ Of course, that might be because she 'grew up' surrounded by conniving, self-serving snakes in the grass who lied through their teeth all the time. That'd make anyone suspicious. She still brightens noticeably when he mentions having friends. ]
Really? How lucky...! They must have been happy to see you. [ Or-- well, she assumes they've seen him, since it's hard to tell who else is here while you're in the first ViViD level unless you bump into them. ] Are they close friends?