Perhaps I am having the same experience that you have had. Because I am surrounded by the guests, I am beginning to feel a bit more like my old self, yes...
[ It's just, she's more open to admitting it outright to him, rather than needing to keep it a secret, as he does from Gale. She's grateful, and she'd like to express it — she was always the type that didn't hesitate to put her feelings into words, before she was bound to the mansion, so in a funny way, even admitting this is a sign that the cold grip of her shell is receding, however slightly. ]
Since coming here, I've received gifts, I've been complimented. I've been scolded, I've been teased... but none of it has been an unpleasant experience. It feels like human interaction, again.
[ It's not as though she can suddenly return to the person she assumes she was long ago, bright and resilient and happy, but at the very least, she can acknowledge that all these small experiences add up into letting her feel like a person again, and not just the faithful, cursed servant of the house. ]
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Perhaps I am having the same experience that you have had. Because I am surrounded by the guests, I am beginning to feel a bit more like my old self, yes...
[ It's just, she's more open to admitting it outright to him, rather than needing to keep it a secret, as he does from Gale. She's grateful, and she'd like to express it — she was always the type that didn't hesitate to put her feelings into words, before she was bound to the mansion, so in a funny way, even admitting this is a sign that the cold grip of her shell is receding, however slightly. ]
Since coming here, I've received gifts, I've been complimented. I've been scolded, I've been teased... but none of it has been an unpleasant experience. It feels like human interaction, again.
[ It's not as though she can suddenly return to the person she assumes she was long ago, bright and resilient and happy, but at the very least, she can acknowledge that all these small experiences add up into letting her feel like a person again, and not just the faithful, cursed servant of the house. ]