[Yor waits patiently for Vex to share her own horror stories, and then she... perks up a little more than is probably appropriate.]
That's great!
[Wait, no.]
That you understand, I mean. It sounds like you've had an awfully hard life, and I'm very sorry. But you have people you care about - if you could make sure they were all safe, by keeping one aspect of your life a secret, I'm sure you'd do the same as me.
[She isn't keeping secrets out of malice, and it's not like she's skulking in the shadows looking for prey. It's just that her identity coming out at home would mean terrible things for her and her cover family.]
It sounds like we have a lot in common, actually! Despite coming from very different places.
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Date: 2022-08-01 10:44 pm (UTC)That's great!
[Wait, no.]
That you understand, I mean. It sounds like you've had an awfully hard life, and I'm very sorry. But you have people you care about - if you could make sure they were all safe, by keeping one aspect of your life a secret, I'm sure you'd do the same as me.
[She isn't keeping secrets out of malice, and it's not like she's skulking in the shadows looking for prey. It's just that her identity coming out at home would mean terrible things for her and her cover family.]
It sounds like we have a lot in common, actually! Despite coming from very different places.