<div style="text-align: justify;">Marissa was happy about two things regarding Nanook. One of them was the fact that he was willing to accept her as part of her pack. The other was that he was patient enough not to rush her into anything. It was something she really appreciated, as there was a lot Marissa had to learn. She wasn’t really experienced in relationships - due to her ‘other’ nature, Marissa hadn’t considered safe to be with anyone more closely. And of course, she was still learning everything about being a werewolf, and would need to adjust to this new nature. Hopefully, it wouldn’t take too long for her to get used to being what she was now.<br/><br/>When Nanook asked if she wouldn’t mind giving his suit a wash, Marissa smiled and shook her head on a negative. “Not at all, it will be a pleasure”, she replied honestly. She laughed when he mentioned the other clothes. “Not really, but hey, to each their own”, Marissa replied, also laughing. It was funny that she was feeling so comfortable, so easily. <br/><br/>Marissa really appreciated that Nanook was capable of laughing at himself. It was always a sign that someone had a sense of humor. Marissa always had a pretty good one, and was not above laughing at herself and making fun of her own shortcomings. <br/><br/>When Nanook asked if she would mind if their outing was a date, Marissa smiled and felt her cheeks warm up a little. “Not at all. It would be fun to go out on a date with you”, Marissa murmured quietly. After some hesitation, the young blonde held out a hand and squeezed Nanook’s for a moment before letting it go. <br/><br/>After letting Nanook’s hand go, Marissa sighed softly. She really didn’t feel like remembering everything about her past, but Nanook had the right to know the truth about her. “All right. It’s… not easy to talk about that, but I feel that I need to”, Marissa whispered very quietly. It was something she usually did when uncomfortable, but it was likely that this was a trait of hers Nanook had yet to learn about - unless he could smell her anxiety, which wasn’t unlikely. “And I want to tell you everything. I just hope you won’t think I’m weak if I have to stop halfway and collect myself”, she completed, before nibbling on her lower lip.<br/><br/>Marissa wasn’t sure about her ability not to tell Nanook everything. If he asked or insisted, she would surely be willing to telling him everything he wanted to hear. But she hoped that he would at least give her time to remember and reconstruct her past, since part of her memories seemed blurry. <br/><br/>“All right… I think I’m ready to start. Where are we talking?”, Marissa finally asked, straightening her back and taking a deep breath as though she was preparing herself for a potentially difficult mission.</div>