[her eyes were briefly closed, but she swore she could feel Neo's emotional state change all the same. she swallowed, made a little noise from her throat. tried her voice out to see if she could actually use it, because this needed to come from her, and not some computer. the only thing giving her words any conviction was the twisting feeling inside her as she said them. the pain meant it was real.]

It makes me sick. [she swallowed again.] Thinking about doing anything with her. Any time I think about it I just remember how she made me ruin my own life.