[An offer was an offer. The question whether she would ever take Raye up on it was still up in the air. Maybe someday... maybe never. If she ever did, it would surely be out of the blue.]

Uh huh, and she didn't tell you why.

[Her Raye knew. That truth had come out quite a while ago. Reki found herself frowning at the memories that she wouldn't like to think about right now. All of that... was in the past.

Reki let out a sigh, shaking her head.]

I... She... [Was she really the right person to tell Raye this? Even if she had those memories..? Reki sighed. There was no easy way to say this, and she wouldn't have tried.] Look, the shitty truth is... Rakka's life wasn't good back there. And she's more like me then you'd think she is.