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For the most part, things had been very quiet for Sasami. Despite the odd incidents between that dragon creature and the gravity cutting out, it seems a bit worrisome not to have something exciting happen. At this point, as Sasami looked out to the Bleed, she made probably the most duh-inspiring statement ever.

"I miss everyone." Sasami said to herself. She had allowed Ryo-Ohki to wander off and she was even regretting not having her company. Even though she had the palace, even though she had met some of the kids, no one really came to visit her.

More maybe it was because she was still reeling from Karen's reaction. Just because she was an alien didn't mean she should be normal. Maybe that's why no one was around or asking about her. Maybe they figured that, because she was an alien, she could take care of herself...

As she curled herself up on the chair, she wished Paula or maybe Hikari would show up. They were nice...

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"You are not alone in this regard."

Sorry, Sasami. Goliath isn't Hikari, or Paula. Not even close. But his tone is kind, for someone who can easily be mistaken for a statue in the corner, with all these shadows around.

Chris who at sometime after his encounter on the Obs deck, had returned there to find a sad blue-haired alien girl curled into a ball. Chris with some caution approached the girl. He didn't want to spook her.

"Are you..." He stopped himself before finishing. She definitely wasn't okay. "What seems to be the matter?"

Sasami heard the voice, turned her head... and nearly fell over seeing the large, imposing figure there. She quickly recovered, though, and faced Goliath.

"You... you don't have people you know here, too?" Sasami asked.

Sasami blinked, noticing Chris approach her. She still found it odd that so many people could understand here, even with her being from another place.

"I... I miss everyone." Sasami said, looking down.

It was one of the rare few times that Chamo was without Negi, but the kid was off sleeping the day away, having tired himself out between workouts and cleaning. He had been scoping out prospective girls for Negi to pactio with when he came across the young girl, Sasami her name was watching the Bleed.

Brow furrowed, he hopped up to the rail and padded over. "Hey Neesan, what's up?"

Sasami blinked at hearing the creature call out to her as she looked up, though she remembered seeing him before - at the palace at least.

"Me? Oh... just homesick, really." Sasami said. "I miss everyone... I wish they'd wake up..."

Padding over, Chamo leaped to the rail in front of Sasami and gazed at her for a long moment. "Huh," he said finally. "You've got the same look Aniki does in his eyes right now. "I wish everyone was here safe and sound" like you said."

He sat up, rubbed his head and said, "You're probably wondering if everyone's asleep, and hoping no one was lost huh?"

Hikari headed over to the observation deck, Tailmon nowhere in sight. She had let her partner go off on her own for a bit (and by let, more like demanded, Tailmon didn't need to stick to her all the time, she could make friends of her own if she wanted. Beside Stacy wasn't going to let anything hurt them on the ship.)

And that's when she noticed what Sasami said, and that Sasami was there. "There's nothing wrong with that," she said, walking over towards the girl.

Sasami turned her head to see Hikari there. Her upset look quickly turned into a smile. "Hikari! I..." The smile faded, though, as she continued.

"...I know, but... I wish they were here. I wish they were awake..." she began before tears began rolling down her face. A few moments later and Sasami would race over and cling to the (slightly) older girl, sobbing. "...I wanna go home! I don't like it here! Why was I pulled into this?!"

Sasami nodded her head, laying it on her knees.

"Yeah... but, Negi has some of his friends here with him. Me? I... I don't have anyone. Just... Ryo-Ohki."

Another time and place? Maybe it would have been enough. Now? Not so much.

Hikari frowned, hugging Sasami back, her hands moving to run through the young girl's hair. "That's... a difficult question to be able to answer Sasami," she said, holding the girl tight to her.

Sashimi might have noticed the slight difference in temperature when the demon girl appeared before her, unable to not overhear. The truth was, though, that Alessa could hear the hearts of children, though it was something she would never admit. She was a demon, after all, and no one needed to know how she felt in regards to things like that.

"Everyone here misses someone," Alessa commented, in her human guise for once. "But they manage not to be depressed about it by forming interactions with others, finding things that keep them occupied. You aren't of the typical human world, but you look like one. There are several kids aboard this ship that would be happy to include you as a friend. Why not engage them?"

Sasami continued to cry for a while long, letting Hikari comfort her as she did. Before long, she stopped, pulling back to look at Hikari.

"I... I just... I'm scared. Everyone's handling this so well, and I'm..." Sasami whispered.

"I..." Sasami began. "I have, but..." She trailed off, reeling slightly. It wasn't that she didn't trust Alessa, oh no. Right now, she still felt a bit sensitive to everything. She wanted to make friends, but it was people's reactions that made her self-conscious.

Sasami looked away as she continued. "...I think some people don't like me..."

Hikari frowned, hugging Sasami a little bit tighter, especially after what she just said. "Sasami-chan... no matter how it looks, we're NOT handling this well. Even if we're not showing it as openly as you are... we're all still hurting."

Sasami's heart sank a bit hearing that. So, it wasn't her, no matter what. After awhile, she pulled away from Hikari, looking down.

"I'm... I'm sorry for acting that way, I... I should have known. I'm... being selfish for acting this way, aren't I?"

"I cannot see why that is," Alessa said. "You're not exactly the oddest person on the ship, and you have no negative attributes that would cause others to ostracize you. Why would you think that people wouldn't like you?"

Alessa, after all, knew a thing or two about being disliked: it was a permanent state of mind for her, enough so that if people actually DID express a liking of her it was a bit of a surprise.

"I... told some people what I was and..." Sasami said, trailing off. She didn't want to remind herself of what happened. She was certain someone like Alessa wouldn't want to hear her little sob story.

On the contrary: Alessa was bored with the reasons that people didn't like her: they were usually the same stupid irrational fears huamns had. Why they would choose to be unpleasant to a girl like Sasami, however, was of interest to Alessa.

"Tell me about it," Alessa said. "I will listen."

"I... I told them what I was... that I was a princess and that I was an alien, and... they reacted so... I don't know... oddly to it." she said.

Granted, it was Karen's reaction that put her off more, but still...

"I wish I didn't say anything..."

"Why should there be anything wrong with that?" Alessa said, hardly thinking about it. "And while we are on the subject, is it really accurate to call someone an alien, when not a one of us are native to this ship? It would stand to reason that we are all alien first before we are any other individual thing."

It was at this point that her human guise fell away, and she looked at Sasimi.

"I do not regret what I am, I had no choice in the matter," Alessa said simply. "And you are the same way. If someone reacts in a strange way to you simply because of your place of origin or nobility, they are unworthy of your company in the first place. I know several individuals who would have no problem with you."

Sasami blinked at what had happened to Alessa. She, then looked down in thought.

"Well, I... I guess you're right." she said. "Maybe... maybe I've been thinking too much on it, too." She smiled sheepishly at Alessa. "Thank you, though..."

It seemed odd that a young girl like Sasami wouldn't turn and run. Then again, dealing with what she had in her life, something like Alessa shouldn't be anything. Her head tilted as she started to speak.

"Would... would you want to be my friend?"

"You are welcome. I've had to think about it myself, and I had a long time to think," Alessa replied. "But as things in my world are a bit worse than here, the the way people feel about me tend to not mean as much now. I am the sort of being that can be alone if I have to be."

She was surprised the girl didn't run, but even more surprised at what she said next.

"You'll forgive me if I'm a little surprised. I'm not someone people usually feel comfortable hvaing as a friend."

"You seemed... lonely. But... maybe that's just me." Sasami said. She wasn't sure where Alessa stood in all this. All she knew was that she seemed like someone who could use a friend of some sort.

"You don't have to if you don't want to, but... it's always nice to have one."

She smiled warmly as her pink eyes finally regained its friendly nature. She genuinely wanted to be Alessa's friend.

"Loneliness and being alone are not quite the same thing," Alessa said, though she wasn;t exactly saying she had no intenbtion of not being friends with Sasimi. The truth was, she was caught off guard by the question.

"But I am not suggesting I am saying no," Alessa said. "Just realize being friends with me might make others not like you. That's a risk you take."

The look in her eyes startled Alessa. No one looked at her like that really, not even Shadow.

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