[ It pulls a thoughtful noise out of her, but she's still relieved to hear it. It's a whole part of Columbia that she was surprised by when she first came to this very spot, but she wasn't sure how to feel about it beyond "it's wrong." It was enough, she guesses, but she also knows that it's something she can't speak to.

that and I, christy, am screaming inwardly that the conversation would even veer this way LEAVE ME ALONE PROBLEMATIC CANON ]

Oh. Um—

[ She's pulled out of her thoughtfulness as she looks around, then starts to trot to the opposite end of the arcade. ]

There's a boardwalk that's nice- [ She reaches up to touch the cage brooch on her necklace ] --But I wasn't able to go to it when I came here alone. Maybe now that you're here, we could?