[ With that, however, her expression returns to something softer in a sorrowed way, trying best to work out how she wants to speak. It is-- incredibly hard, always, to say things. Even in all her years, all her "old" age now, it never, never gets easier, and

she feels uneasy, for the first time, at what others might hide just the same. The lack of anything that Verso wants in his future, as a prime example. What had caused it. Why. She still wants to know, certainly, but-- ]

I have a penchant for picking up theatrical fools, it seems. Do lead with a reassurance of good faith -- should you have any to spare -- rather than what you did. It makes you sound far too "edgy" otherwise.