[ a part of her dreads her brother's corpse surfacing after a few days. that's something too, isn't it?

her hand momentarily shakes at the thought, almost dropping her sandwich back on the plate, before lumine composes herself once more. perhaps she shouldn't skip work today, after all, if only to distract herself from more morbid thoughts regarding her brother's disappearance. ]

I'm sorry that your dad had to get involved in this mess, too.

[ she glances at ajax, remembering the way his expression shifted yesterday. not that she can blame him, his family getting dragged further and further into their own issue. ]

Again, would you let me try to compensate your family for what happened?