[oh, so sayo is. a lot. okay. that's good to know. anna pretends not to see the darkblood, but she doesn't do a very good job of it. she'll just take this as it comes, and she nods quietly, listening to sayo just say, apparently, that this is okay and she'll be okay and she just has to anchor herself. pain and blood sure is one way to do that.]

So you like stories, too. [it's a line of discussion she's not totally sure about wanting to continue, but she wants to at least say it.] Can't say I've got much of a story compared to most of the people around here. I'm definitely the least interesting person at this party. You know, robot body and soul timeshare notwithstanding.

[she tries a weak grin. this could be something. this could be something useful, if sayo doesn't start doing some serious tripping in the middle of it.] We can start with anything you might have already heard or guessed [or invented] about me, and I can just, like, explain from there.