She worries he might think she needed to return home to her mother.  Despite her yearning for independence, even Kore realized how ill equipped for this world she was.  It was made only more apparent by the fact that she had been swindled into buying an apartment that didn’t exist.  He did not say much, but the fact that he was willing to take her in was promising nonetheless.   She followed his lead once he parked the car, getting out she adjusted her bag over her shoulder and eyed the motel.<br/><br/>She had not fully pictured his home in her mind, but this seemed to match him.  As the car they had used revved off into the night, it took her a moment to realize it probably was not his car.  Better to use something that would not be linked immediately back to him.  She glanced over for a moment as she walked toward the door, forgetting for a moment that he wore a mask and she could not seek his gaze for any bit of comfort.  Her look was met with those glowing red eyes instead.  Perhaps the mask served some kind of practical purpose or helped to keep his identity secret.<br/><br/>As they entered his home she decided perhaps it was just best to ask.<br/><br/>“Does the mask do something?  I’ve never really seen anything like it...”<br/><br/>It was true.  Her life had been a sheltered one and the world outside was very different from the compound she had grown up on.  Even the sky looked different, which confirmed her thoughts that her mother had some kind of some or net above the compound of the corporation that made the world look cleaner and brighter.<br/><br/>Kore has the impulse to reach out and touch has hand to thank him, but she pushed it back down.	“I really am grateful for this.  You’re helping me more than you know...”