[ oh wow, okay, sure. for all her reluctance to bring up the idea, he sure seems keen on running with it. which actually makes her feel a little bit better? her expression lightens a little bit, at least, listening to him work through the- everything he's feeling right now. she doesn't have it in her to burst his bubble because maybe she's not willing to burst the bubble for herself, either. maybe she's willing to follow that hunch, too. ]

It's a long shot though, you know that, right? Like if we go looking around like there's a puzzle to solve, we might not love what we find out. [ she chews her lip, though it's obvious that even with her doubts she's getting more and more behind the idea ] Or it might just land us in an even worse spot. [ a beeeat ] Or we'll finally get some answers.