I am born from another millennium. Dirk Strider is not wrong. Had Hotaru's past gone its original route, there would have been no reason for my time to appear or for our souls to awaken and merge.

[ She holds up the lump of clay and tilts her head in a poor semblance of a nod. ]

For the things you both build and the things you both wear, poses shouldn't be out of the question.

[ She's very straight-faced. ]