How does she answer that, really? 'No' sounds rude, being dismissive is rude, dodging the subject is rude. There's no way to avoid talking about it that doesn't run the risk of making things even worse.
But at the same time, tackling the topic would probably require explaining so many things, so that's completely out the window. She's not doing this. She doesn't want to do this, nobody can make her, she could just leave - but that would then disappoint Clara and
Can she not exist right now. That'd be lovely. For once she's actively wishing she was really as tactless as most people think she is, because then she wouldn't be as concerned for upsetting one of her few remaining friends. "No? I don't think I have, anyway. Are... they that necessary?"
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How does she answer that, really? 'No' sounds rude, being dismissive is rude, dodging the subject is rude. There's no way to avoid talking about it that doesn't run the risk of making things even worse.
But at the same time, tackling the topic would probably require explaining so many things, so that's completely out the window. She's not doing this. She doesn't want to do this, nobody can make her, she could just leave - but that would then disappoint Clara and
Can she not exist right now. That'd be lovely. For once she's actively wishing she was really as tactless as most people think she is, because then she wouldn't be as concerned for upsetting one of her few remaining friends. "No? I don't think I have, anyway. Are... they that necessary?"