[Maya seems genuinely confused— but altogether fairly unbothered— about whether or not it's inappropriate. But the conversation carries on, and Maya's gaze instead turns to Queenie and her cute little meow.
She gives a half-smile, shrugging, and rubs Queenie's ear.]
I hope so. I think I do.
[She admits, then—]
That's why... I'm trying to stand behind those kids, no matter what, even if they make a mistake.
Everyone who was a part of that broadcast... they're younger than me. They don't have people they can count on to protect them a every moment, and even if they did... Well, I know from experience, if you can't protect yourself? Then sometimes it doesn't matter how much someone else wants to protect you.
[She knows how hard Dandy looked for her when she was poached. She doesn't believe for a second he wouldn't. But finding her wasn't up to him.]
I would have taken the fall if it meant they got the strength they needed out of it. But if I did, then Atem's plan wouldn't have worked.
[She already feels bad for defending him as harshly as she did; not because she regrets defending him, but because she'd known from the start they were trying to make Atem look like the villain on purpose. As a shade, she simply couldn't handle that level of negativity.]
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[Maya seems genuinely confused— but altogether fairly unbothered— about whether or not it's inappropriate. But the conversation carries on, and Maya's gaze instead turns to Queenie and her cute little meow.
She gives a half-smile, shrugging, and rubs Queenie's ear.]
I hope so. I think I do.
[She admits, then—]
That's why... I'm trying to stand behind those kids, no matter what, even if they make a mistake.
Everyone who was a part of that broadcast... they're younger than me. They don't have people they can count on to protect them a every moment, and even if they did... Well, I know from experience, if you can't protect yourself? Then sometimes it doesn't matter how much someone else wants to protect you.
[She knows how hard Dandy looked for her when she was poached. She doesn't believe for a second he wouldn't. But finding her wasn't up to him.]
I would have taken the fall if it meant they got the strength they needed out of it. But if I did, then Atem's plan wouldn't have worked.
[She already feels bad for defending him as harshly as she did; not because she regrets defending him, but because she'd known from the start they were trying to make Atem look like the villain on purpose. As a shade, she simply couldn't handle that level of negativity.]