"Cassian." She gapes briefly, recognition flaring in her eyes, followed by a relief that threatens to stagger her. Cassian is her friend and teammate and repository for awkward tension she doesn't want to think about. But he's familiar and friend and...
"Tea?"
It's cheating to distract her with food because no amount of false memories (that she doesn't realize) can erase a lifetime of food insecurity. That is just ingrained in her. Food is also immediately easier to deal with than literally anything else. But she remembers she's holding the pile of gift baskets and nudges one toward him. "Gift basket?""
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"Tea?"
It's cheating to distract her with food because no amount of false memories (that she doesn't realize) can erase a lifetime of food insecurity. That is just ingrained in her. Food is also immediately easier to deal with than literally anything else. But she remembers she's holding the pile of gift baskets and nudges one toward him. "Gift basket?""