[ Oh, Poppy... she can see how visibly uncomfortable this is making her. This is exactly why there are some people who were better off not knowing the intimate details of this — it was enough for Poppy to understand that she was alone. She hadn't needed to know all of this. Her brow furrows sympathetically, seeming to hone in on Poppy's feelings rather than her own. ]

You've all done a lot for me, just by giving me a place to belong.

[ Her smile is strained with sadness, but it's a smile nonetheless. ]

You remember, don't you? About how I can't communicate with others. [ She knows she does, but she asks just to guide her along the conversation. ] This form before you is a bit like that, hmm... "virtual reality" that we saw together. An illusion. The catastrophe left my health quite poor...

[ ..... ]

So, without knowing it, you've helped me feel a lot more hopeful, being so eager to help me.... I don't know if you know how much that meant.