***[POV: Photogenic Fox-in-a-Wolf]***
"Would something like having a career of your own and achievements to stand on help?"
The directness of her question catches me off guard, but there's no sarcasm or taunting in her tone. I pause with my chopsticks halfway to my mouth, with a piece of what Anise called 'amberjack' balanced between them.
> What is she… getting at? <
Looking into her pale blue eyes, I don't really see anything especially eager. Like someone bluntly talking about the weather.
"Among other things, yes. I don't think it would be a miracle fix, but if some parts of the situation were different, then things may be different.."
Nodding while leaning back, she lazily takes another sip of the 'shochu' she ordered. Judging by the color of her cheeks and the slight changes in the way she moves… it has more alcohol than the cans she ordered, that time with the takeout.
