[ she considers the question. considers if she should answer truthfully. it's a little startling, she thinks, how much satsuki already knows about her. could she say the same? certainly not. it's a motive she files away for later.

it's not as if there weren't people out there that already knew of this particular story, she tells herself. but... ]

Hmm. Are you sure you wish to know? It's another ugly truth that doesn't paint me in a particularly flattering light.