strike a match and watch [re-joiner]

[nemhain.]

It was odd, having someone rejoining who Nemhain couldn't really place any information to. Sure, much like Rin, Nem could remember Vale, but only in the very back of her mind. Memories of the leopard were fuzzy, from long ago and unfocused. She wasn't sure that Rin and this woman had ever properly met, given the fact that the fenghuang couldn't even call up a name to match the face. It was annoying, not being able to automatically say hello to someone with the usual "lady blank." Still, she supposed she would have to get used to it. Rin couldn't possibly know everyone, and eventually Nemhain would be forced to learn about new people on her own, as terrifying ad that was. It scared Nem, if only because learning about new people and getting to know them... it made her feel too much like her own person. It made her feel independent, and while to most that would've been a good thing, it was just so disorienting and terrifying to Nemhain. To not just be seen as a tool, and to actually be cared for. Rin always said that she wanted Nem to be her own person like it was a genuine request, but Nem could only think of it as a trap. It was just a way to dispose of her... surely, wasn't it?

Nem forced herself to stop thinking of such unpleasant things as she landed nearby, shaking her head and taking a deep breath. There were more important things to worry about right now, like the presence of this newcomer, whom Kade and Rin were currently doting over. Nemhain felt a bit of a frown come to her beak, mainly thanks to the fact that she got a feeling this wasn't the best approach. Just from the look of Vale, the massive bird could tell she probably wasn't a fan of pampering, or being treated like she was fragile. Rolling her shoulders a little bit, the female chirped deeply as she moved over, glancing Vale over, "They are probably right, miss... You are not injured, right?" As far as the persona could see, Vale was covered only in old scars, but that didn't necessarily mean she didn't have any injuries hidden away.