[ Rey notices the mouse and laughs, reaching one finger out to brush it away from the cup. It's a gentle gesture; she's never been in a proper enough setting to have a mind for what counts as 'pests' and what counts as 'pets' unless it's venomous. It's perhaps that gesture, only, which keeps her from growing too sober in the face of the mention of a parent.
It's a difficult subject for her, especially now. ]
That makes sense. You're a princess. [ Princesses aren't supposed to be alone. They're supposed to be surrounded by people. For a time, when she was younger, Rey had imagined herself some kind of lost princess; that she had a family somewhere that was special in some way that was dearly missing her.
But those were the fantasies of a child. She's grown, now. And she knows better. ]
I was just a scavenger. [ This time, she doesn't fuss with cheers. She just takes the cup of sake and downs it all at once. This one is better. Or she's less sober. It seems to go down a little more smoothly, at least, despite the mouse's reaction. ]
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It's a difficult subject for her, especially now. ]
That makes sense. You're a princess. [ Princesses aren't supposed to be alone. They're supposed to be surrounded by people. For a time, when she was younger, Rey had imagined herself some kind of lost princess; that she had a family somewhere that was special in some way that was dearly missing her.
But those were the fantasies of a child. She's grown, now. And she knows better. ]
I was just a scavenger. [ This time, she doesn't fuss with cheers. She just takes the cup of sake and downs it all at once. This one is better. Or she's less sober. It seems to go down a little more smoothly, at least, despite the mouse's reaction. ]