[anna is nodding and listening intently, and she's... well. to say that she's enchanted by the story would be fairly appropriate, wouldn't it? but there's something about the way sayo tells it that just makes her want to lean in and listen. she's not even drinking as sayo talks. when there's a break in the words, when it seems like sayo is collecting herself, anna nods a little.]

So when you said that you could feel Beatrice pressing inside of you at the party, this is how you meant it. Her and all the others.

[it's not much of a comment, but it clears up some questions that anna had had. it's not necessarily separate souls—it feels more like... a shattering of one soul. she can't tell if there's any actual magic involved or if it's just a lie that she got very good at telling, but there's more coming. she knows that.]

Sorry. I don't want to interrupt. You're really good at storytelling.