[ she nods slowly. she understands, but it doesn't mean she wants to know any less. ]

I guess. You were sixteen when you came here, right? Like, you've been there for a while. Long enough that people here consider you family. I mean, you get why we're curious, at least, right? My family is dead, all of them. So... you know, you're my family now. I just... want to know you.