[Chloe lets her attention linger on the faint shimmer of the sea before them in that brief length of silence that follows in the wake of her question. It’s idle observation and idle curiosity—at least, that’s all it is until the woman finally answers with a demeanor much unlike the facade she’s put up until now. Chloe’s attention snaps back over to her, eyes narrowed a little as she listens.

As they’ve all gone from world to world she had wondered, not for any real reason because she mostly didn’t think that it mattered much, just which Shard-bearer was behind the appearance of each new place. Some places were obvious, others not so much. And the fact that she still didn’t know most of them well didn’t really help her in puzzling it out any. Seems like the mystery of this world isn’t so much of a mystery anymore, though.]

Guess that means this place is yours, then. [More a statement than a question, her attention still fully locked onto the other woman.] What was so special about a headache back then? Why would it be any different now?

[She doesn’t really get how all of this works still. Some of the worlds had some pretty obvious effects on them, so maybe it feels like it’s not a waste of time getting to know more about a place. Particularly when it comes to a topic that’s got the one who knows it best looking a lot more serious.]