"Yes, it does often seem that way." And she nods at the mention of compassion being a torture. "Back home, I was part of a--a team of people with special powers. All of us were teenagers and I kind of became the team confidante. It's hard, carrying one's own emotional weight, but adding in nearly twenty more people? It was easy to get overwhelmed," and she frowns slightly. "Not that I could let on that I was."