While Kitori's expressions had remained pleasant or neutral at worst, Britomart would be able to see the disgust in her eyes.<span style="color: #cc99ff">"So you just reinforced his hatred for your kind... Ophidian here works to improve his image by taking the abuse and simply showing people they're wrong about him. Even me- I spent months getting catcalled, groped, spit on. I couldn't leave the house without an escort. Now? I'm the wife of a doctor, I can go shopping on my own if I need it, nobody is overly kind but I'm still treated with respect."</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #ff0000">"What a waste of a perfectly good life. I would have liked having someone else to talk to without feeling like I was being judged." </span>She folded up the towel and dropped it outside of the door.<span style="color: #ff0000">"Leena? I'm back... for a while at least."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>