[ see, she'd like to believe it's possible to turn this around, to take something of that world that she might have been ashamed of (no, ashamed isn't the right word, but she'd definitely felt unsure about it all), and simply take command of it in some way, to turn it into something positive to consider.

perhaps she could make a friend out of it. even if friends isn't something she's too often good at making. especially if there's ... history behind it — no matter how brief. ]

Oh, no, even if I had been here for some time, I doubt you'd have known me. I don't get out too much.

[ truthfully, she's so used to be being contained somewhere, it's hard to take advantage of the freedom. ]

It wasn't long before the Aerie. I'd only just come here, a few days at most, before everything ... suddenly changed. This is actually my first time even seeing what the city is like.