[Perhaps she should focus on herself, at least in the immediate future, but Riza's own priorities have never worked that way. Her friends and the group of people she's considered 'hers' have always come first, of higher importance than herself, and Sieglinde certainly falls into that former bucket.]
I'll always worry about you, Sieglinde. You're important to this team, and to me.
[Genuine words, and ones she means from the bottom of her heart. But since making both of them worry serves no purpose whatsoever, Riza changes the subject, switching the focus from either of them onto something more neutral and more tangible.]
Tell me about your projects then, if you can.
[She doesn't expect the full details - nor does she expect to understand most of the details even were they to be given - but it'll be a nice change of pace from being left alone with her own thoughts. Besides, she's been remiss in spending time with Sieglinde, and learning about the younger girl's own interests and likes.]
wraps this up like a week later, sighs
I'll always worry about you, Sieglinde. You're important to this team, and to me.
[Genuine words, and ones she means from the bottom of her heart. But since making both of them worry serves no purpose whatsoever, Riza changes the subject, switching the focus from either of them onto something more neutral and more tangible.]
Tell me about your projects then, if you can.
[She doesn't expect the full details - nor does she expect to understand most of the details even were they to be given - but it'll be a nice change of pace from being left alone with her own thoughts. Besides, she's been remiss in spending time with Sieglinde, and learning about the younger girl's own interests and likes.]