[Well she can't say she didn't expect that question, at least on some level. To her credit, she doesn't balk, instead just looking back at Max with a steady, quiet gaze. Sipping her own tea, she mulls over the question before shaking her head.]

I'm not really the best person to ask that question. You should be asking Chloe. But if you want to know what I've felt?

[Rei takes a breath, trying to think of the right way to explain this.]

With the understanding that I cannot see beyond the surface, what she's feeling at the time? She's the same as you, and the same as me. There are things that make her very happy, like watching movies or playing D&D. And there are times where she's a jumbled mess, and she isn't happy. Like when something reminds her of her father, or when she's lonely.

I feel like she's improving, she's certainly more open than when we met, but she's working through a lot.