Rylie stared blankly at Kratos, her mind working too fast for even him to follow. Finally she shook her head, "I don't know. I don't believe in coincidence, but I don't think I have any connection to your friend, either. As far as I'm aware, I'm completely and entirely human... Even if I do look a bit like her."<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Identical, actually. But what could that mean? And... What does it matter, anyway?</span><br/><br/>"I used to have dreams," she stated suddenly, "They were awful. I could never see anything, it was always black or filled with reddish smoke. I'm glad I couldn't see. The screaming was terrible. I had nightmares every night after my parents abandoned me until I was about ten. Then they just suddenly stopped." Rylie bit down on her tongue to stop from saying anything more. Nobody needed to know the rest of that story, "I'm sorry. I don't even know why I told you that," She attempted to cover up with a detached laugh. Rylie stood up quickly, a shiver going through her as more of her least favorite memories resurfaced.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"> She vaguely remembered one of the boys she was fostered with making fun of her for her nightmares. Teasing her for being abandoned in favor of chasing nightmares. He'd said vehemently that demons don't exist, so Rylie must be less than nothing... And he'd pushed her down the stairs. Rylie had always been a bit fragile, so it wasn't so surprising that the tumble down the stairs had broken some ribs and left her with enough head trauma to put her in a week-long coma... A week of sleep, filled with screams. When she woke up the doctors had something about unusual brainwaves when she was in the coma and asked her if she'd seen anything. She lied. After that, the dreams stopped coming to her, and she eventually forgot her nighttime struggles in order to deal with the worsening daytime ones.</span><br/><br/>"If you don't mind," she said tightly, "I'd like to get to work sometime this morning. I don't have the answers to your questions. Sorry."