[her hand relaxes, and she's releasing him as he releases her. one cautious step away and feeling her weight on the ground - yeah, that happened, she's here now. he's playful, but she's not satisfied with his answer. not that she has any leverage here, though. she feels like bambi in the forest, balancing on fresh legs in a new world.

that's pretty accurate.]

...What?

[a tail end of a thought; half-serious, half not. he's not required to tell her everything and he just did her a huge favor.]

Sorry, I just- we didn't have this, ever. I feel like I'm behind on everything here. There's really no way home?