[ She looks pleasantly surprised by the reaction—though when she smiles, it's a little tired. She remembers love, she remembers boredom—strange stretches of life that she can't seem to form the connections between. ]

I know myself well enough to know I must've had a good reason.

[ She's confident enough for that, at least. ]

Still, I'm grateful you would be so determined for my sake. Hopefully it is a passing ailment.