[ Croix listens. She's silent for a few moments. ]

...I'm not a very positive person. I've spent so long buried in the negatives of humanity. ...You wouldn't believe how powerful things like hatred and anxiety and anger are. Happiness and such pale in comparison. ...Seeing them fight like that, knowing there was nothing they can do... It just made me feel numb.

[ She'll wipe a few tears from her face. ]

Miracles don't exist. So why do people bother trying to hope for one...?