[There was more than that but she held her peace. Those wounds were hers. The fact that it had stirred her out of her apathy had been shocking enough. It wasn't something she wanted to show more of.] Honestly, I would have preferred it if the person who did it hated me.

[That would have given the violence meaning. Attacking to kill without feeling anger or passion or even simple need frightens Ai. It was the same reasons that the occult child was disturbing. There was kindness--wasn't that Kei had said about her? Her grip tightens around the empty can.

Placing it aside she takes another one from the case. The bitter taste of cheap beer was better than thinking about it. If she's the child's mother, she must love her. It's her duty. Like it was his duty as a doctor to heal patients.] Luna...

[Right. Whoever that child was, she has a daughter now. It was her duty to Luna first. That child wasn't in Recolle, most likely, and even if she was she probably didn't know Ai's face from some other woman.] Well. She's certainly a character. I think we get along well enough.

[But what did she think of Luna? That was a difficult question.] She most likely doesn't see me as a mother for the moment and I think that's alright.