just smile and wave (se)

i feel smal, but so are stars from a distance

Tobi doesn't hide the conflict that sweeps across her face to hear that Oliver was a hybrid. She isn't manipulative or devious enough to try and brush away the indecision that she feels. While it's true that abandoned don't choose to be what they are, it's worrying in and of itself. But perhaps there's redemption for the boy, yet. 'Which were you first? Abandoned and then were blessed? Or...?" Because if it was the other way around, for as kind as Tobi was, this encounter was likely to be over.

'An Outlander?' The doctor brightens considerably. "Did you arrive when the barrier was still up?" Enthusiasm is practically wafting off of her in bright waves now; this too she makes no attempt to hide.