Kasai assumed the conversation would have been dropped at that. Maybe another comment about how siblings are wonderful or terrible or they grow on you or... whatever else. When she saw the look on Avani's face and the word she mouthed, her brow furrowed. Why what? What'd she do now? At the sound of Jaya beginning to speak, she raised an eyebrow and turned her head. Kasai didn't like that grin on her face. She shifted her feet nervously. 

"Uh?" Well. It appeared Avani's cousin was a fan of taking things out of context and jumping to conclusions. But what was Kasai supposed to do? Getting in an argument with a family member that she had only just met would not only upset her girlfriend's family, but no doubt offend Avani as well. In that case, she was as good as abandoned here in the Earth Kingdom, heartbroken and alone. Then again, not defending herself meant she conceded to the accusations. That showed a weak spine and it wasn't in her personality to back down like that. Kasai was stuck between a rock and a hard place. 

"Well, I never said that, actually." She started, trying to choose her words carefully. Apparently, she would need to filter everything she said twice over before she spoke it. "I hardly assume that an innocent childhood crush quite amounted to the symbolism of a 'first love,' as you put it. Despite how indicative the concept behind it might have been," before Kasai could formulate a proper way to say that a crush on a cousin at such a young age does not equate an incestuous desire, Ekta chimed in to a prior comment and poured a gallon of ice water on the other conversation. Well, at least Kasai didn't leave her tail tucked between her legs. 

Kasai nodded to Ekta's comments and twiddled her thumbs in her lap as she tried to gauge if the tone in the room had changed too much. Maybe it was time for her to insert foot into mouth... 

"Well, everyone has their pitfalls. Large families and small alike. Quarrels and squabbles. Strong ties, though. That's important no matter the size." There, that was an innocent enough comment, right? Okay, she was done talking now. Lest she wind up knocked through the wall buried in a pile of rubble.