2308/Check-In: Norie

Check-In: Norie
Date of Scene:	08 February 2025
Location:	Dorms #1
Synopsis:	Following the events of 2304/Politics are a Cold Game, Norie's friends and roommate converge on her dorm; first to provide well-meaning comfort... then to provide *actual* comfort. And Norie gets handed the biggest mystery of all (if only to herself) 'Why does Sailor Moon care so much about her well-being?'
Cast of Characters:	Rashmi Terios, Veronica Perenna, Norie Okana, Amanda Faust

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Rashmi Terios has posed:
The moment she sent her last text off to Usagi, Rashmi went to her contacts and selected a message threat that... still made her heart hurt. Because the last time she texted Norie, was to beg for her help in searching for Molly. But that was the past... right now Norie needed someone to check in with her.

    << TXT to NORIE -- Hey Norie-chan, Moon-chan just messaged me. >>
    << TXT to NORIE -- I'm so, so sorry. >>
    << TXT to Norie -- Is there anything I can do to help *you?* I know I can't fix this but... I want to help. >>

Veronica Perenna has posed:
Veronica has walked back to Radiant Heart as soon as Usagi had given her the news. Good thing she had happened to be near the laptop her friends had set up for her when the blonde girl's first message arrived (and good thing she had connected her phone's messaging service to her laptop too).

<LAPTOP> Veronica Perenna texts: norie-chan, I know i can't do much like this.
<LAPTOP> Veronica Perenna texts: but I heard, and i want to be there at least.
<LAPTOP> Veronica Perenna texts: if you could use somebody who can listen.
<LAPTOP> Veronica Perenna texts: be there soon.
Once she had arrived at their room, Veronica taps the door a few times to signal her presence.

Norie Okana has posed:
Rashmi probably arrives to find a cat(?) at the door tapping it, heh.

Norie has texted back in the meantime:

TXT TO RASHMI: k. Come to dorm.

TXT TO VERONICA: k.

OBVIOUSLY, Norie is not very talkative. She doesn't reply back if asked for clarification over text. She's currently pacing in the mainroom of the dorm as she bites her lip. She looks down at her hands, in the gloves Veronica has made for her. She doesn't wanna touch anyone and F***K anymore lives up. Even though she desperately needs energy right now. She can worry about that later.

There's always later.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
The moment she gets the invitation, Rashmi is out the door and down the hall. The sight of a new cat waiting in front of the door to the room in question has her pulling up short, head tilting to one side... But it's not strange enough to be worth remarking especially after she knocks on the door, herself.

"Norie-chan?" she calls out. "I'm here... And you've got a cat waiting to come in? Is that okay?"

First make sure Norie isn't going to do herself a mischief... then figure out how to help from there. The cat will likely be a lot of help toward that, especially if her idea pans out...

Veronica Perenna has posed:
When seeing Rashmi arrive from further down the hallway, Veronica stops tapping, head tilted in curiosity if she is headed here too. It would make sense if Usagi had warned her too. And someone that can actually reply back would certainly help.

When it becomes absolutely clear that Rashmi is headed for this door, Veronica moves aside, leaving her more than ample space to let her handle the door. And when Rashmi speaks up to let Norie know, she will be able to see Veronica nodding at the question. Norie would no doubt say yes, but she still doesn't want to risk being left outside.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    At the library, Amy had been focused on the one who could still be saved. But once Koji was ready to be moved, she gave Norie a tight if quick hug, drain be damned, before they sorted out where Koji goes next and now at last she's returned to the dorm.

    She's walking through the dorm hallway in her oversized winter coat when she sees a Veronicat, and Rashmi, and that's Norie and Veronica's dorm room... "Veronica? Rashmi?" She starts to wave, and then her face falls.

    There is, obviously, one reason people would suddenly be at Norie's dorm room right now, and this meeting will be a solemn one. "You heard, huh?" She walks closer. "How did you get here from the cafe...? I'm glad you're safe."

    She stops by the door, looking from Veronica to Rashmi. "Well, it's her room too, you can let her in, but..." She turns to the door and raises her voice a bit to be heard through it, "I can understand if you want to be alone right now."

    Mental images of Ken Okana, and of having to write him off as impossible to save in time, and of Norie, flash through Amy's mind from recent memory.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana peeks open the door. (It's just enough for Veronica to slip through) and blue eyes peek out. Rashmi. Veronica (as a cat still), and Amy. Okay. She opens the door further and lets them all in. She glummy walks back to the small table and kneels at it as she she kind of slacks, hands sort of twitching. She's always looked a little pale, but now she just looks like the living death.

She sighs a little, but it takes her a while to say anything, before she finally says...

"...sorry." quietly.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
Rashmi blinks. Veronica?

As the door opens, she's staring down at the cat, then over her shoulder at Amy, brow furrowing in deep confusion. But when the door opens further, Rashmi shakes her head; there's more important things to concentrate on than 'is Veronica a cat,' at the moment, and it's almost certain to be explained anyway.

Slipping into the room, she follows the grieving girl, and takes a position at the other end of the table. She doesn't say anything, letting Norie-chan choose how to begin... but the first word of the meeting, also, confuses her, quite visibly. "...What are you sorry for, Norie-chan?"

Veronica Perenna has posed:
Veronica meows in greeting once she sees Amy arrive. It is certainly a good turn for her that she now has even less to worry about when it comes to being recognised. Especially since Norie shouldn't have to worry about explaining what happened to her with her current circumstances.

She slips inside when the door is open, tail swishing nervously when she sees just how much her father's death has impacted her. Not that she figured something different, but seeing it is a different tale.

Veronica meows a bit when Norie feels the need to apologise, her blue eyes searching for Norie's, glad that Rashmi has asked the question she couldn't. She tries to communicate some closeness by moving against her leg, making sure to avoid any exposed skin.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    On Amy's face, when Norie peeks through the door, is worry and concern. And she nods at Rashmi's question, wondering the same thing. "You... are not the one who needs to be sorry, today. You... had nothing to do with those black moon idiots, all you did was be there, and, and have a father. Those are... not things you need to apologize for."

    And then she realizes this is... not a conversation to have standing out in the hall, and walks in after the others, shutting the door behind her.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana mutters softly. "For everything." she says quietly. "My existence. Whatever you think I need to be sorry for." she says quieter.

The room is silent. There's no music playing. Not even a window open. "One of those icicles got me. It didn't even phase me." she says looking down at the hand where it had gone through. "Then I looked to my right and..."

"It doesn't matter. She's dead now." she says gently. "So I can't be angry at anything else I guess. Except myself. I don't know." she says.

"So sorry." she says quietly, never looking up, but she does look down at Veronica, if only because she's low enough to.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
"Norie-chan," Rashmi says gently, "Amy-chan's right. We're not here because we want you to be sorry for anything... We're here because you're *hurt,* and we *care about you.* We want to help it hurt less any way we can. Even if it doesn't work... you *matter* to us, so we have to *try.*"

She doesn't need to say why this matters extra much to her; it's barely been more than a week, and Norie was who Rashmi called to help search for the body. So if Norie could be assured of anything, it's that there's nobody in this room who doesn't get it.

Even if her condition blunts positive feelings... there's still a kind of love, in this grief.

"Just because there's nothing left to be angry about," Rashmi says softly, "doesn't mean you're not. And believe me when I say... that anger's normal, Norie-chan. It's okay to feel it... But a really, really smart friend told me that it's where you turn it, that decides whether it's healthy or not."

Veronica Perenna has posed:
A sad mewl comes from Veronica when Norie starts lamenting her own existence, and she really wishes some act of mercy would let the vampire take a break from the curse. But that would be too easy now, would it?

Veronica shakes her head when she is looked down at and meows, meeting Norie's gaze with her own. Rashmi has a lot to say, and it's a lot of what Norie would really need to take to heart at that moment, if the circumstances allowed her to.

She shouldn't have to repeat the event to them only to turn it against herself, and Veronica is not sure how to get her to stop punishing and blaming herself. All the more since it's only natural for her to have wanted to do more, and it's only a testament of how much she cares.

Veronica moves against Norie's leg a bit more, then jumps on the table and stands at the edge of it, hoping that the vampire might take that as a sign to reciprocate the closeness she is trying to show.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy can't help rushing forward and trying to hug Norie, although she'll let go and stop after a second. "No one has to be sorry for existing! Even... even the people doing this; they made choices and they did things that were horrible, but they were not bad simply for existing."

    Norie has nothing to be angry at. "The world. No... ways that certain people think, I guess. It's frustrating. The world isn't how it should be, and it's, it seems too big for any of us to change." Amy shakes her head. "I don't know the answer to that. I... For the past year and a half I told myself it wasn't my future to save, but now... It's hard. It's always been hard. We want... to fix things, to make them be better, and... in the ways that seem so pressing... we can't."

    Amy hangs her head, and then lifts it to look at Norie again. "With magic, we make a big difference at the local scale, the lives we touch. And Norie-san... You, despite everything, aren't giving in to the dark energy, and that... is a good thing, that you don't have to be sorry for. You didn't become someone else's crazy-ice-lady-who-killed-their... their dad."

    She looks curiously to Rashmi, asking, flatly, "So where do we turn it?"

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie looks at Rashmi and listens. She hesitantly leans a hand down to pet Veronica, because it'd feel nice, and she's wearing those gloves and she considers things for a moment and she goes to open her mouth and then Amy goes to hug her and before she can reject it, she's hugged and even though it's for a second, there's that dark spark of an energy drain and she suddenly stands up and screams. "DON'T TOUCH ME! DON'T TOUCH ME! DON'TTOUCHMEDON'TTOUCHMEDON'TTOUCHME*cough*" and she starts coughing and she listens to the rest of Amy as much as she can as she starts seething. "You don't understand. None of you understand!" hard words coming from the person that might had confirmed Molly was dead to Rashmi. But maybe that's not it.

"THE ONLY REASON I WANNA BE NORMAL SO I COULD *HUG HIM AGAIN* *SO I CAN SMILE AND LAUGH AT HIS STUPID JOKES AGAIN* *SO I COULD GO HOME AND STOP BEING SEEN AS AN ATTITUDE PROBLEM!*" she screams. "-*AND THE ONLY TIME I WAS ABLE TO TOUCH HIM AGAIN, WAS WHEN HE WAS DEAD*" and she starts to cry all over again. "AND NOW I'LL NEVER HEAR A DUMB JOKE AGAIN, OR SEE HIM SMILE AT MY DUMB LAUGHTER I CAN'T EVEN PRETEND TO DO ANYMORE."

"SO WHAT'S THE POINT OF BEING NORMAL ANYMORE!?" she yells.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
"Amy-chan!" Hopping to her feet, Rashmi pulls back on Amy's shoulder... but far too late, and Norie's already panicked, already screaming and furious. Closing her eyes for a moment in the face of Norie's grief-stricken tirade, Rashmi simply... tugs Amy back further, interposing herself between Amy and Norie. Looking back, Rashmi's eyebrows pull in a bit. "...We'll talk about this later."

And Rashmi doesn't sound angry, but there is a sense of 'you should know why that was upsetting.'

And she turns back to Norie, and there's a long, long beat of silence, as she tries to find the right words. "...You're right," she begins. "We don't understand, not about that. But I don't have to understand it, to know that you don't *deserve* to feel like this, Norie-chan, on *top* of losing someone you love as much as him.

But what's the point of being normal? Rashmi doesn't seem to have an answer to that, because she knows her priorities are not Norie's.

Veronica Perenna has posed:
There is Norie actually reaching out to pet her, and Veronica starts thinking that she might get a bit of relief now that she has taken that step forward herself, and she purrs happily at that, just letting Norie take as much enjoyment as she can out of the physical contact. Good thing she has those gloves, probably the best thing she could have given her.

And then everything changes when Amy hugs her and dark energy starts flowing, and Norie starts shouting loudly, feeling much louder to her than Rashmi and Amy, startling her and making her jump aside with a mrrow, a rapid heartbeat thumping in her chest, ears now flat against her head.

Veronica knows how much Norie hates passively taking energy, and she wonders how long it would take to even come back from that.

There is worry and uncertainty as to whether she should approach her, because she was showing signs of appreciation, but also that request of being given space, and all the feelings that pour out of Norie with the force of wildfire.

She walks slowly towards the dark-haired girl, a cautious approach that she is ready to take back in case Norie starts showing that does apply to her too.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy was expecting Norie is used to discouraging hugs, given the energy drain. But Norie *deserves* the hug, and Amy still has energy to spare. She's not able to figure out what Rashmi's getting at, about that. But... it seems the hug gave Norie no comfort, and poor Veronica's scared by all the yelling too; Amy feels uncomfortable about having somehow made things worse.

    But then Norie screams that they don't understand, and she looks at the unfortunate vampire in confusion.

    And Norie tells them of the dream she's lost, cruelly stolen from her.

    What's the point of being normal?

    "I don't know." Amy admits, solemnly. A talk about how none of them are normal and what is normal anyway starts to form in her head, but then she realizes that's not what Norie means. Probably not.

    "...But it's not... it's not really about being 'normal'. It was about making it so you can feel anything but awfulness again."

    Assembling that other speech, her mind was working towards 'we have to find a dream, a thing to care about, whether it's normal or not' and she can kind of grab that thread again: "Because that's how you'll become able to find another reason. How can you do that like this?"

    And then she sighs, sitting on a chair or the bed or just leaning back against the door if there's no obvious place to sit, shoulders slumping a bit as she looks at the floor. "Who am I kidding? That's not what you need to hear. 'Oh, I can maybe find a dream again if we manage to do something impossible.' ...If I were in your place I'd be telling me off."

    "It's great having people say you deserve better, I mean, compared to the alternative. But no one can ever tell you how you'll ever get some better future, deserved or not."

Norie Okana has posed:
"DON'TTOUCHME." she plainly says again and again and again. Before she's willing to listen again and people are able to start talking again. She wants to yell and say everything mean that's welling up right now. She wants to yell at Rashmi... 'Where was my barrier when I need it!?' 'Where's the special device you we're making for me!?' she wants to yell at Amy about so many things right now but she doesn't. Veronica? She has no reason to be upset at Veronica, now a cat, but no doubt her brain could make up some dumb reason like 'you leave the bathroom door open sometimes' or some garbage like that right now and it'd be a BIG DEAL.

But no, instead, she just falls to her knees, back at the table, and starts crying. It's all she can do right now to stop from saying outwardly cruel things people don't deserve to hear right now.....

"I'm sorry." she manages to spullter out.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
"You don't need to be sorry, Norie-chan," Rashmi says, her voice still gentle as she takes her place back down at the table. "I'm sorry we can't be the kind of help you need, and at the moment the only thing *I* can think of to help, is just a temporary kind of... preview, of that thing we talked about. But at the very least, it would let you hold a kitty with no downsides... all I ask is you test it on me first. If it works... then the thing will work, and you can have your pets time. And real hugs, *if* you want them."

It's a barely-adequate offer, especially in the face of Norie's tremendous pain. But it's really all Rashmi can think of that will help in the short term. Whether or not Norie accepts it, is up to her.

"And if absolutely nothing else, Amy-chan and I can go get some snacks, if you want..."

Hey, when little things are all you have to offer, you offer them just because they're something.

Veronica Perenna has posed:
Veronica is starting to feel a bit awkward with both Rashmi and Amy being able to speak and try to offer actual consolation, and all she can do is actually act like a cat because that's all she can do to provide some semblance of consolation to Norie, to make sure the vampire actually pets her.

It's great that was actually providing some help to Norie, in addition to the purring she produces which is supposed to have calming effects on people from what she has read, but she freezes in place when that litany of not being touched continues, waiting in place until she has stopped saying it.

Is she really doing the right thing? She doesn't know that, but she is soon trying out again, jumping down from the table and onto Norie's lap, putting her own head below the vampire's, waiting patiently with the occasional meow to counter the flow of apologies, and remind Norie that she is there, and that she can reach out to her at anytime.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Norie states what Amy should have assumed, and the redhead has that 'oh my god I fucked up' look on her face as Norie repeats 'DON'TTOUCHME' over and over, nodding and then saying 'okay' with increasing urgency and then cringeing at her own social ineptitude.

    She has no idea what Norie is holding back.

    Norie is hurting, and Amy wants to make her not hurt, and she doesn't see any way to. "You have nothing to be sorry for. I'm sorry I..." she hesitates. "...Sorry. I have to... to stop and think the wording over in my head so I don't say something dumb. ............I'm sorry I touched you."

    She awkwardly considers whether she should say anything more. Rashmi apparently has something wonderful, possibly, hopefully, but it's not her place to comment. Snacks... Does food even do anything for Norie, aside from magic donuts? She just... looks between the others and waits.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana manages to calm down enough to rub a arm against her nose as she does that long sniffle someone who cries does. She sniffs and starts petting Veronica. Who must feel very bad she can't say anything. "It's okay, Veronica-chan." she says quietly. "Ohuhm. Veronica got cursed into a cat. Also. There's a clone of Hinoiri and clone of Sailor Mars out there." she says quietly. To Rashmi.

She looks at Amy. "It's...it's okay. Amy-chan. I'm sorry. I don't wanna be forcefed right now. I don't wanna touch anyone right now." she says quietly.

Then Rashmi offers a preview of the device. She gently sniffs a little. "Really?..." she asks quietly. "Please tell me.... you only finished it enough really recently..." she says gently.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
"I'm still waiting on Riventon," Rashmi answers, shaking her head. "Without the battery, I can't do more than cast the spell on you. But I owe you a *lot,* just for being willing to... look. And you really, *really* need some comfort, so... That's what I can do. Then tonight I'll call Riventon and tell him you really, *really* need that device put together as quickly as possible."

And the cat is *Veronica,* which... simultaneously makes perfect sense and no sense at all. Magic, y'all.

Reaching out, she pats Amy's shoulder in silent support. The mistake was recognized, and apologized for, and if all is not well, it's well enough.

Veronica Perenna has posed:
If Norie says so. Veronica hopes that Rashmi's and Amy's words have worked well enough, and maybe the fact her crying has mostly stopped does point to that direction. The russian blue meows in response when she is, a lighter tonality that is hopefully enough of a response to Norie.

And Veronica pushes her head lightly against Norie's hand when it passes over it, and starts petting her, that purring resuming just a little bit afterwards. She gives a brief glance to Rashmi when the matter of her identity and the clones are brought up, but otherwise she stays within reach of Norie's hand.

She isn't particularly worried about the clones, aside from the damage they may be doing to others. She fully trusts her friends have got this, after all.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy nods in confirmation of Veronica being a cat, and nods to acknowledge Norie saying it's OK. Rashmi puts a hand on her shoulder and she relaxes a bit. "You don't need to be sorry--" She holds a hand to her face. "Okay, I hear it now. Saying... I hate it when people are like 'stop apologizing.'. I'm not annoyed. I just... don't know how to communicate that I don't think you need to be sorry about this, and that... and that that you do, that you have been made to feel sorry about stuff that isn't your fault, suggests unjust harm has been done to you. If there's... if I do seem irritated, it's at the world and those who did that harm, not at you."

    She can't help smiling a bit at Norie petting Veronica. It is cute and wholesome.

    She digs through her pockets and finds a folded tissue tucked away for just such a need, holding it out to Norie and approaching to offer it.

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana can use Veronica's gloves to pet Veronica just fine for now. She wishes she could feel it, but petting a purring cat is helping calm her right now as she just nods silently to Rashmi. "I'm sure Riventon will help as soon as he can. He's always busy. He's..." pause. "It isn't important." she says quietly. She wishes Takashi was here. She'd hug him fine, but then everyone would ask why that's the case. Then you have harder questions to answer.

She gently sniffs. "I'm...S-" she stops herself. "I'm glad you all came." she manages to smuggle out of her mouth.

She takes Amy's napkin and blows her nose. Sneeze. She sniffs.

"...how did you other two anyways to come...?" she asks looking down at Veronica and then Rashmi.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
"It is," Rashmi disagrees gently. "It's important to you, and you need more things to enjoy." And with no assent, Rashmi leaves the offer be, for now. If Veronica can help, then at least *someone* can.

"Moon-chan texted me," she says in answer. "She wanted to make sure someone was there for you, and knows we're friends, so... I texted you the moment I was done talking to her."

Settling back in her seat, she looks to Amy, as a thought occurs. "...You were there too? How--"

She pauses, biting off the question. Maybe perhaps *don't* ask about Hanzo, or how bad off he was.

Maybe don't ask the question that would probably only lead to further nightmares.

Closing her eyes, she draws in a deep breath, then lets it out in a sigh. "So if I asked about Veronica-chan now, would that be a good idea? Or should I ask later?"

Veronica Perenna has posed:
The distinct sound of purring continues and Veronica closes her eyes and gives a feline smile as Norie keeps petting her. This is good, quite good and she can feel that Norie seems somewhat more calm now, and her ears are upturned now that things have returned to a balance.

She opens her blue eyes when she gets asked how she knew to come here, and takes a few moments to think of how to answer it. She tries moving her front left paw in the circular pattern of a cicle and them a very rudimentary tiara, similar enough to Usagi's. Would that do the trick?

When Rashmi mentions Sailor Moon, Veronica meows and extend a paw towards Rashmi's mouth. At least one of these has to be the correct way, right?

Rashmi's own question gets met with a blink and a nod. If someone else is able to, she herself doesn't mind it actually being explained, even if was her mistake that started this. It's at least one more person in guard against the clones.

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Amy smiles at Norie exchanging 'I'm sorry' for 'I'm glad you all came.'

    How did they know to come? Rashmi half-answers, but people have incomplete information. Amy looks to Rashmi, quirking an eyebrow at the aborted question. "I heard there was an obviously magical blizzard. So I conjured a big rocket and flew there."

    As for how Veronica could've known to come at Moon's texts: "We set up her laptop in an empty apartment behind the cat cafe. She can send and receive SMS messages from it." She looks to Norie for confirmation that now is the time to explain more, then back to Rashmi. "She was cursed by people who are running around looking like Sunbreaker and Sailor Mars; they each have part of a relic that we can use to turn her back. For now, she's got this dorm room and the cat cafe as homes with cat accomodations, since she had Emery here. Um... I guess I'm not sure who all knows yet. Us, Usagi, Mamoru, Ikiko, Erika, Hinoiri, Laura, um... that Snow Angel girl... I imagine everyone who lives with Mamoru has been told..."

    She looks between the others. "Would it be convenient to like... Get together there or somewhere with a translator, later?"

    If asked what /that/ means, she clarifies: "Luna, Anko, or Ikiko."

Norie Okana has posed:
Norie Okana does look at Amy to explain more. She then looks over to Rashmi and down at Veronica as she pets. She blinks a little in surprise. "Why would Sailor Moon... even *care*..." she says, quietly. "After all I've done..." she says quietly, images of her stabbing their friend in the back, literarily, of her being so upset she kidnapped Naru, if by accident.

"I don't understand..."

"I can't understand... I... just don't. Understand." she says quietly.

And she can't. Not really how she is right now, but she still strokes Veronica. "Sorry I'm treating you as a normal cat right now. Veronica-chan. I'll... figure something out, when you're human again." she says quietly.

"T>.thank you all. Again." she mutters quietly.

Rashmi Terios has posed:
"...Huh," Rashmi says, as Veronica's problem is laid out in full. "Okay, well... That is... weird. ... ....Wait Veronica-chan I remember you disguising yourself *as* Sunbreaker, what... was that relic?"

Brief visions of the Scroll of Ka, and the headache it brought Sayaka *and* Chrono flash through her mind, and she shakes her head. "We can discuss that later, right now... Norie-chan?"

Rashmi looks back to the poor, bereaved girl, and draws in a deep breath. "If Moon-chan's thinking is anything like mine, it's... you're not a Dark Energy being right now 'cos you want to be. And besides the thing with Hannah-chan, I haven't known you to do anything else that would really make me upset at you. So... what's wrong with helping you?"

And when Norie thanks them, she bobs her head, standing up from the table. "You're welcome," she says, seriously. "And I'm sorry for your loss, Norie-chan."

Amanda Faust has posed:
    Why would Sailor Moon even care? Amy looks astonished. "Have you met her? ...She cares for almost everyone. You're not like Beryl, you're trying to be better... Heck, you've been being better for awhile now." Amy smiles at that.

    Rashmi brings up something Amy hasn't actually said, and so she does now, tone briefly somber, "Sorry for your loss." There's a hesitation as she considers saying more, but... she's not sure what there is to say.

    So, on to how she's treating Veronica... "I think if she wants to lean into it a little, that's fine. Don't you think she's trying to comfort you however she can? Do you think she's only purring for her?" Amy notes lightly, smiling.

Veronica Perenna has posed:
The russian blue doesn't really know how to say to Rashmi a relic wasn't being her morphing capabilities back then, that it was all her, but as far as giving information on the relic that caused the disaster goes, she moves her paw in a small circle, twice, and then a rough triangle on top. She intends to say it's a ring with a double band and a gem.

Veronica's purring doesn't stop at all when Norie apologises. If anything, it becomes a bit more distinct somehow, a bit of effort by Veronica as far as her own control over that aspect of herself goes anyway. She really wants to show it's fine that this is how she can help.

There are a few moments where Veronica moves in conjunction with Norie's hand, to make it completely clear she doesn't mind about it at all, and that Norie can relax, before she goes back to staying still under the black-haired girl's jand.