It's not about it being your business or not, okay? It's not that.
(Oh, kid. Sophie never thought she was nearly as attached to kids as she is until she met Maelle and Scott. Maybe she does take after Emma like that; she doesn't know. Still. Most important thing is getting this kid to feel safe, so that's what she's attempting to do, bringing her closer.)
I'm difficult, that's all it is. I was actually under the impression that dealing with me was just a little hard, but oof. Nope.
[Maelle can both understand the need to be alone ans have her feelings hurt at the same time. It's awful. The tighter the arm on her shoulders, the more she wants to cry. She worries her bottom lip as she tries to keep that at bay. Not in front of Sophie, thanks.]
... it's not. Not really. Lumière would have been a nicer place if there were more Sophies.
(There's something that Maelle is forgetting here. There is no 'not in front of Sophie'. She can see it clear as day, Maelle's brain is drowning in melancholy, and it's right next to her own. Reminder, she never asked to be able to do this, to breach the wall between what is inner and outer, but alas. What she can do is give Maelle a little mental bump — tell her it's okay if she does want to. Sophie is not gonna run away from it, won't think less. Just reassurance, if she needs it.)
Good you'd have two different types of Sophies, hm?
(Sophie is definitely not easy to get along, Maelle probably can tell that by all the biting, hissing, and pushing back. Adoring her is a new thing; she has decided it's not her problem or choice if people want to give her affection, and that giving it back is maybe not the end of the world — she does think everyone's crazy, but that's not on her to figure out.
Look. She's learning. See, she's even caressing Maelle's scalp with her overly done nails, a little stratching massage, and not squirming. She wants to do it.)
[The head scratch is cheating??? Maelle can't move away from it, even if she wanted.]
Mmhmm. I didn't really know her as that, though. Just... the love of Gustave's life. The most likable man in Lumiere and the most likable woman made the most likable couple. Go figure.
... I mean, ignoring the fact I literally can't be back? I wouldn't — I don't want to be with them anymore. It doesn't — it isn't good for me. Being away isn't ideal either, I'm rearranging — fuck, like, a bunch of stuff up in my brain, you know? My feeling processing isn't the same as anyone else's; my data capacity, even the way I'm used to navigating the world is not completely relatable even to telepaths, all that crap. Girl, even my powers are not fully stable.
... And I miss them. But it isn't — it fucks me up and what's worse, I'm compliant with bullshit. So, I just — I guess I abandoned them, which sucks, because — I'm like the oldest? Not literally, just in... Role? So that doesn't feel great either. See why this whole thing messes with my shit?
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(Oh, kid. Sophie never thought she was nearly as attached to kids as she is until she met Maelle and Scott. Maybe she does take after Emma like that; she doesn't know. Still. Most important thing is getting this kid to feel safe, so that's what she's attempting to do, bringing her closer.)
I'm difficult, that's all it is. I was actually under the impression that dealing with me was just a little hard, but oof. Nope.
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... it's not. Not really. Lumière would have been a nicer place if there were more Sophies.
[All Sophies.]
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Is Gustave's Sophie also hard to deal with?
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Nope. She was easy to get along with and everyone adored her.
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(Sophie is definitely not easy to get along, Maelle probably can tell that by all the biting, hissing, and pushing back. Adoring her is a new thing; she has decided it's not her problem or choice if people want to give her affection, and that giving it back is maybe not the end of the world — she does think everyone's crazy, but that's not on her to figure out.
Look. She's learning. See, she's even caressing Maelle's scalp with her overly done nails, a little stratching massage, and not squirming. She wants to do it.)
Sciel's best friend, right?
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Mmhmm. I didn't really know her as that, though. Just... the love of Gustave's life. The most likable man in Lumiere and the most likable woman made the most likable couple. Go figure.
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Wow, fucking unexpected. I think my blood pressure plummeted from the shock.
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[It's not a jab, it's the truth! Or both.]
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[Maelle's drama, unintentional as it tends to be, is exhausting.]
Guess it makes sense you'd want to be away for a while.
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... And I miss them. But it isn't — it fucks me up and what's worse, I'm compliant with bullshit. So, I just — I guess I abandoned them, which sucks, because — I'm like the oldest? Not literally, just in... Role? So that doesn't feel great either. See why this whole thing messes with my shit?