Dia remained frozen where she was, blinking furiously and looking like a deer in the headlights. She barely registered that she was being talked to, still struggling to catch up with what had just happened.

[I] That wasn't part of the norm. Not part of the structure, the pattern. [/I]

Her hands moved to her chest. "I-i-i-" she stuttered. She quit trying to speak, feeling herself go red as everything caught up in her mind. She had [i] friends[/i]. Even if something incredibly awkward had just happened. But finding others? Could she handle that?

"D-do we ha-have to?" She managed to force out. "I-i-I'm​ not sure. I do-don't know them."

She stood up slowly, checking to make sure she had the seed, before moving towards them carefully.

"I don't have to talk to them, do I?"

[@Regitnui][@Kalleth]