[that didn't take as long as anna was expecting, but kainé knocking on her door is a bit of a surprise. she'd expected satoko to insist on handling everything herself. there's something playing at the fringes of her memory, too, if she thinks too hard about it. like deja vu. she grunts as she pushes off her bed, and the sound of her footsteps gets closer to the door.]

[when she opens it, she does look kind of miserable, but in an obviously forced way. she doesn't know what good hiding her emotions from kainé will do, but she's in the habit of it now and it's hard to break it.]

Thanks, K. [she steps outside and keeps her voice low.] This is my friend Satoko. She might come over sometimes. Hope that's not weird. Satoko, this is my roommate Kainé. She washed up last month.

[this feels weird in a way that she can't shake. but maybe they'll all be adults about it.]