Their eyebrows quirked. "I never thought of it like that. It's just... we miss the departed. Miss Maea was my friend and she was friends with so many, and we all miss seeing her here, with us. Maybe it's selfish."
They blinked again at the description of what had befallen Miss Maea. "Eaten and drowned?" They frowned. "It just... I dunno, it sounds weird. Not even 'cause it's two things but also because... because I can see her so clearly standing along the shoreline, the water pulling away from her feet to reveal that pretty conch shell she picked up, and... I'm not saying you're mistaken or anything, Miss Delphia. I'm sure that's how it happened. But it's so hard to reconcile with the last image I have of her."
They blinked again at the description of what had befallen Miss Maea. "Eaten and drowned?" They frowned. "It just... I dunno, it sounds weird. Not even 'cause it's two things but also because... because I can see her so clearly standing along the shoreline, the water pulling away from her feet to reveal that pretty conch shell she picked up, and... I'm not saying you're mistaken or anything, Miss Delphia. I'm sure that's how it happened. But it's so hard to reconcile with the last image I have of her."
