[ It would be stranger if the strangeness hadn't been picked up on. No one should be talking about war in such a dethatched way like it isn't something truly awful. But she'd had no other way to cope. How else was she supposed to keep going? And breaking out into tears every fight wasn't going to help keep her - or anyone she cared about - alive.

That Reira doesn't question her further about it is a small blessing. ]

Japan. [ The name rolls over her tongue as she leans back a little to inspect her handiwork with a thoughtful look on her face. ] You know, I think there might be a couple of other people here who are from there too, so you might not be as alone as you think.

[ But as soon as that realization dawns on her, Reira's question has her pausing again. ]

Safe? Oh. [ Confusion dissolves again into a smile before she offers the compact to Reira for her approval. ] I am. Though we're on different sides of the war I guess you could say we've come to a...truce of some kind. At least while we're here. Fighting is so much effort and it's not like it would do any of us any good here.