She blinks and looks up, not expecting to hear that name. At least not before she remembers Cable calling it out, and Phil himself mentions Karkat. She hadn't realised she would be talked about. She hadn't figured she'd be very interesting, though she certainly tried.
"That's right," She says with a belated nod. "I guess I kind of wanted to meet you too just..." Not like this. She swallows hard against the pain in her throat and the panic in her chest, focusing on his next question. "They're good people. Well, I mean, they're people so everyone is different, but I like them. Especially the younger ones since I'm used to them and they liked when I'd bring them the letters or other things from the school. And there's Cable he--" She gapes for words, finding them caught again.
"I'm sorry," She says then. "I'm not really good at this."
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"That's right," She says with a belated nod. "I guess I kind of wanted to meet you too just..." Not like this. She swallows hard against the pain in her throat and the panic in her chest, focusing on his next question. "They're good people. Well, I mean, they're people so everyone is different, but I like them. Especially the younger ones since I'm used to them and they liked when I'd bring them the letters or other things from the school. And there's Cable he--" She gapes for words, finding them caught again.
"I'm sorry," She says then. "I'm not really good at this."