[Action] i think i just ripped out my own heart

{She has... no real reply to that, and instead she stares out at the surreal sight of Goldenrod under water. Her human family was absolutely massive (hey, it was the 1850s), but she'd been such a solitary creature for such a long time that actually allowing herself to recognise that she really, honestly did need a family rather than just subordinates or friends was like rain to a desert - she hadn't realised just how much she needed that emotional closeness and investment in their wellbeing that was part and parcel of being someone's sister.}

{She only just manages to beat back the tears.}

{Once there, Nanao just slides off Kip's back to puddle onto the floor in a vaguely boneless heap, slumped against one of the walls. Emotional exhaustion hurts, man.}