I'm... sensitive. I grew up in a place with very few people. If you gathered everyone up at once, you could still easily fit them in a church.

[ She sighs a little, her hands joining on her lap. ]

I thought I'd gotten used to big cities, but I guess I still have a ways to go. Though it doesn't feel as overwhelming when you're here, Mr. Matsui.

[ Lord El-Melloi II was always her security blanket when they went striking out to scary new places; his presence made things bearable. Now it's the being alone that ungrounds her, but she knows she has to get used to it. ]