[Kaede fell quiet for a moment, focusing on the next few steps. And how to answer. It wasn't something she liked to reveal to strangers.

Zack wasn't one. Even if he didn't remember.

But it was still...a painful topic, to delve too deeply into.]

How people look at me here--I'm used to it.

[Kaede's claws convulsively twitched and flexed, tightening her grip.]

It's people who were the monsters, before the mirror. If they saw me liking something, they'd know what to aim for next.