[ If only he'd vocalize that, but he's not the sort. She doesn't really mind either way, otherwise she'd be making a big deal of it. It had the bonus of seeing Persian in them, though she has to wonder why she hasn't pawed them off by now.

She ignores the Look in favor of splaying a bright smile on her face. ]

I appreciate your consideration, but do not go into the House of Mirrors and keep your eyes from the graves. [ Being cryptic isn't like her, even if it's his MO and sometimes she enjoys getting the upper hand on him that way. ] The mirrors reflected the past; worries, regrets, and fears. I entered it with Steven and -- what happened in Hoenn... his Hoenn. [ Their Hoenn? Not the one she came from, it's there, lingering and edging into her expression. ] I cannot help but wonder if the worse events there came to fruition where I came from. As for the graves, they seem to show the future or the possibility of them. Equally harrowing and... and it's just I never considered...

[ The possibility of failure. Of losing Nanu or Looker. Disappearing, returning where she came from. Perhaps that place being a vast nothingness, earth razed.

That wasn't the worst part of potentially going back to where she came from. ]