[ it still feels strange against her head, so close to her montrals, but she'll let it sit in place if aerith likes it. ]

My upbringing was... different.

[ her shoulders slack, arms loosely crossing across her chest. it's still a sore spot, but her experience losing and regaining all her memories has given her time to really think on it more. or at least, to stop avoiding it. she thinks that's why it happened. ]

We shared dorms because we were always on the move, going planet to planet. Having a personal room was unnecessary - it was seen as an attachment, and attachments were forbidden.

[ she explains with with a clear conflict bordering on dissatisfaction in the slow list of reasoning out. having her own room is a lot nicer than she expected it to be. ]