[Who was that child? Had she been the one to stab Ai? No, she was free of blood. There was no way someone could have done that and not be splashed back--wait, no. No. This wasn't the time to do that. She straightens her back.
She swallows.]
Aha... well. Maybe. [What was that about 'Master', though? Again she had to focus her thoughts to the present. She gives a faint, sincere smile that's quite different than her usual.] I...really can't say thank you enough. I do apologize. I don't know what came over me.
[Beat.]
I think you're right, though. I think...perhaps I was meant to be a mother. [That child in her vision definitely wasn't her own child. No, she felt surprise at her appearance and gentleness. Maybe not a birth daughter but whoever she was felt that Ai was her mother.]
good for them, at least. perhaps not so good for recolle
She swallows.]
Aha... well. Maybe. [What was that about 'Master', though? Again she had to focus her thoughts to the present. She gives a faint, sincere smile that's quite different than her usual.] I...really can't say thank you enough. I do apologize. I don't know what came over me.
[Beat.]
I think you're right, though. I think...perhaps I was meant to be a mother. [That child in her vision definitely wasn't her own child. No, she felt surprise at her appearance and gentleness. Maybe not a birth daughter but whoever she was felt that Ai was her mother.]