I don't want to be protected. I wanna take care of myself, and I wanna take care of Ib.
[Mary's listening carefully, and she nods along.]
The lady who wears lots of purple is one of them, right? [She looks a little uncertain; she's met more people all at once in the past few days than she's ever imagined knowing; remembering names is hard.] Na...Natsuhi...? Natsuhi... She always talks about voting for me and Ib. Would it be a good idea to vote for her now?
[And suddenly Mary sounds saccharine, wide-eyed and curious.]
She always talks about how dangerous it is here... I think maybe she'd be happier if she could be safe, and she'd be less worried...
[Just as quickly, she's serious and attentive again.]
There's lots of people to worry about. That family's so big... Is that an okay place to start right now? I wanna know what you think, too.
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[Mary's listening carefully, and she nods along.]
The lady who wears lots of purple is one of them, right? [She looks a little uncertain; she's met more people all at once in the past few days than she's ever imagined knowing; remembering names is hard.] Na...Natsuhi...? Natsuhi... She always talks about voting for me and Ib. Would it be a good idea to vote for her now?
[And suddenly Mary sounds saccharine, wide-eyed and curious.]
She always talks about how dangerous it is here... I think maybe she'd be happier if she could be safe, and she'd be less worried...
[Just as quickly, she's serious and attentive again.]
There's lots of people to worry about. That family's so big... Is that an okay place to start right now? I wanna know what you think, too.