[The tone of her voice and the look she gives Max seems to stick. She looks back for a moment before the corner of her mouth lifts in a tiny but sincere smile.
She doesn't know if she believes Rei. That sounds a little too good to be true. But the huge weight of worrying about Chloe lifts slightly.
She nods and reaches once more for her tea, looking away.]
It's terrible for her. [She sighs.] She needs to be here.
[Because this is the only place where she still is.]
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She doesn't know if she believes Rei. That sounds a little too good to be true. But the huge weight of worrying about Chloe lifts slightly.
She nods and reaches once more for her tea, looking away.]
It's terrible for her. [She sighs.] She needs to be here.
[Because this is the only place where she still is.]
...Please don't tell her I said that.