"And you already told him that? Or just threatened to smash him flat if he looked at you funny?" It was an honest question, not sarcastic, and Yurika thought about it. "You don't have to stay here, you know. You could always go to one of our worlds, just to get space to think while you decide what it is you want."

"Knowing what you don't want, that's the easy part. The rest of it is a bitch."