[right][h2][color=8882be]Sirpa's Catharsis[/color][/h2][@Tlazolteotl][@Stanifly][@JJ Doe][/right]

[color=8882be][i]"See this?"[/i] What did that mean? Sirpa looked around the room. There was Jay, the creature, Silver Blade, herself... That was it. There were other people earlier, right? But that felt like a hallucination, a daydream that cleared. She looked back at Jay. Who would be there to "see this?"[/color]

[b]“How do you know someone’s your friend? Like... what makes them a friend and not just... someone you know?”[/b] [color=8882be]Jay looked awkward as they spoke. Not in posture, but in their demeanor. Sirpa understood. It was an uncomfortably weird question to ask. She knew how it felt. She had asked it before, herself.

[b]"I think it's someone who you enjoy company with, and they enjoy it too,"[/b] she offered. [b]"You look forward to seeing each other and you talk about things other than work or school, and you hang out outside of those things."[/b] Sirpa repositioned herself in the armchair to sit more upright. She took her mug from the side table and held it close. Somehow, it was still a perfect temperature.[/color]

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[hider=In This Catharsis]
Sirpa perceives that the chairs and people that appeared around Jay's arrival have vanished, leaving just the four of them in the living room-type coffee shop setup by the fireplace. A handful of people are still sitting at tables in the distance. If anyone were to speak outside of the four people she perceives to be nearby, they will appear to her and she will see and hear them.[/hider]