[She takes a deep breath and starts at the beginning.]
When I was asked... to come here... the school wasn't like this then. Everything changed recently, but before that... it was just a school for talented individuals.
I... I just wanted a place to continue my work. I wasn't... I wasn't good with people. I didn't like the program but even more than that I was... anxious... about being in charge of others.
[She pauses.]
When I was just turning five I... saw the fire that killed my parents. From... just outside. Afterwards, I... I lost the person that I was. I lost "Vivienne". And... I couldn't get that part of me back. After that... I didn't... know how to connect with people. It was easier... not to.
But... even though I was anything but an ally to you then... you still...
[She feels silly saying it, but--]
You accepted me. With... all my faults. And in the world it almost felt like... I finally... found a place I belonged...
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[She takes a deep breath and starts at the beginning.]
When I was asked... to come here... the school wasn't like this then. Everything changed recently, but before that... it was just a school for talented individuals.
I... I just wanted a place to continue my work. I wasn't... I wasn't good with people. I didn't like the program but even more than that I was... anxious... about being in charge of others.
[She pauses.]
When I was just turning five I... saw the fire that killed my parents. From... just outside. Afterwards, I... I lost the person that I was. I lost "Vivienne". And... I couldn't get that part of me back. After that... I didn't... know how to connect with people. It was easier... not to.
But... even though I was anything but an ally to you then... you still...
[She feels silly saying it, but--]
You accepted me. With... all my faults. And in the world it almost felt like... I finally... found a place I belonged...