In this context. In another circumstance, in another time... Perhaps I would have been made to indulge a bit more.

[ who knows what that means. regardless, she doesn't linger too long on it.

part of her considers telling him to do the same, maybe due to that xiao solidarity... but there are their circumstances that draw her back. how good of an idea is that, really? ]

I'm merely here to put out the fires before they start.