[ well, she asked. her mind went there. she nods and rubs her forehead in distress, trying not to think too much about it, but it's hard. she forces a smile and nods again, looking up to her with a shrug. ] Yeah, uhm. [ she clears her throat ] He-- you know, helped me. Since I was taken out of my uncle's place. [ and then when she returned.

she hates talking about it. why is she talking about it? ]

Town's been crazy lately. [ she taps the chopsticks against the plate. change subject. something better? ] What about you?