"Yes." No. "I'm just thinking," Certainly a dangerous prospect, all things considered. "Even though it hurts to have lost people, it's nice that you can still go and speak with them that way."

It was something she lacked. "Even though they're gone you're still shaped by them a little. It's nice." For them. For people who had shadows to walk in and grow from. But what exactly did that mean for anyone without that legacy? "... Apologies." She tried to smile, and it only faltered gently. "Or, as you would say, 'cry pardon', I'm just being emotional."

Which was hardly like her, but she would think over that issue later on.