She looks away from Ramza's gaze, down at the floor. It's not that she didn't expect an answer like that though. She is just a kid. And she honestly doesn't have any evidence.
And then her eyes flick backup to meet her father's gaze and she doesn't quite smile, but there is a little flash of gratitude. She knew he'd listen. Even if she doesn't have much. Even if she's wrong.
She doesn't think think she's wrong though.
"Um... mostly the time. Because Kidd was already there when I found Jade. Standing over the..."
She can't say body.
"...Standing over him. It doesn't take long for a hero to turn crystal, right? Jade wasn't crystal yet when I saw him. So... So he couldn't have been... that way... for long."
He couldn't have been dead very long is what she means. Why is so hard to talk about people you knew being dead? Ib is a little bit frustrated with herself. She wants to be treated as an adult but she has to act like one first.
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And then her eyes flick backup to meet her father's gaze and she doesn't quite smile, but there is a little flash of gratitude. She knew he'd listen. Even if she doesn't have much. Even if she's wrong.
She doesn't think think she's wrong though.
"Um... mostly the time. Because Kidd was already there when I found Jade. Standing over the..."
She can't say body.
"...Standing over him. It doesn't take long for a hero to turn crystal, right? Jade wasn't crystal yet when I saw him. So... So he couldn't have been... that way... for long."
He couldn't have been dead very long is what she means. Why is so hard to talk about people you knew being dead? Ib is a little bit frustrated with herself. She wants to be treated as an adult but she has to act like one first.