Huh? Oh... [A but if a surprised pause, before she smiles at him.] Well, it's sweet of you to apologize. But I get it. Not a lot of positive experiences with the undead and too many stereotypes to go around. Maybe when this is over, we can set up an undead meet and greet with some people who will totally blow your socks off.
[He will. Absolutely believe that. And now earnestly thinks Sheila is a good person.]
Oh! That's why you spoke up then. You're a good friend to them then, you know? Not everyone can speak up about their own problems, so it's nice to see that you'll speak up for others.
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[He was honestly surprised by even the one. Speaking of which-]
Er. I think that's why you spoke up, right? Because it was offending you?
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Me? Undead? [A little bit of a pffffbbt.] No. I'm just a realtor from California. But...
[Sheila trails off, and then sighs.]
I know people who are undead? And they don't like to be called zombies. It's such a negative word.
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Oh! That's why you spoke up then. You're a good friend to them then, you know? Not everyone can speak up about their own problems, so it's nice to see that you'll speak up for others.
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Yeah! Speaking up for others, it's not easy.
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[... A pause, though, as something occurs to her.]
Hey, Rin, you said you were a half-demon... right? Is everything okay at home?
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