Reina smiled, "It's not the pain that matters, but the good times that pull you through it. It's important to focus on those and make them last as long as you can."<br/><br/>Mai smiled too and tilted his head to the side. He thought with the intention of Lestat transmitting his words, so that the full value of what he wanted to say could get through.<span style="font-style: italic">A friend is someone who will inevitably bring both good times and bad. But the sign of a true friend is someone who helps you through bad times and forgives one another so that the good times may come again. A true friend can heal the wounds brought on by friendship. So all that worrying about hurting friends really does, is show how hard you are trying to become one. If you want us to be your friends all you have to do is let us heal you when times are hard. Is that too difficult?</span><br/><br/>Insei remained silent. He was, well, basically spoon-feeding Ari. And Ebisu had his elbow on the table and his head in his hand. He was watching the conversation with a rather amused look on his face.<span style="font-style: italic">Quite an interesting bunch of newbies.</span>