[Hm, now why does this sound familiar... quietly looks in her son's general direction]
It is nice to meet you, Hanabi. Though I wish it were under different circumstances.
[The warmth shifts slightly to concern as she notes the fidgeting. She knows that worry all too well; has carried it with her in the back of her mind for decaphoebs (years) since she left her own child to protect him from a war he wound up fighting in regardless of her efforts.]
We are. [Confirmation first. She could tell her what she's come to realize, but that is her burden to bear. Because...] I don't have all the answers. I just arrived, myself. My son, however...
[She never realized her only child had been missing.] ...Is there anyone you know here?
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quietly looks in her son's general direction]It is nice to meet you, Hanabi. Though I wish it were under different circumstances.
[The warmth shifts slightly to concern as she notes the fidgeting. She knows that worry all too well; has carried it with her in the back of her mind for decaphoebs (years) since she left her own child to protect him from a war he wound up fighting in regardless of her efforts.]
We are. [Confirmation first. She could tell her what she's come to realize, but that is her burden to bear. Because...] I don't have all the answers. I just arrived, myself. My son, however...
[She never realized her only child had been missing.] ...Is there anyone you know here?