No. [They can give that answer with confidence, at least. They're not in any kind of danger (probably)(unless Loop reacts badly to the truth again), but...] I can't talk about it. Not... right now.
[They're reluctant to say it, because "not right now" implies a later that they don't know if they'll ever be prepared for. They don't want to avoid her forever, though. They certainly wouldn't be able to bear it, knowing she was here and they had to stay away.
... but they need time. To figure this out. If there's something they can say to fix their blown cover, or if they can talk to Siffrin about it first, or figure out if they can convince her not to tell them—
Stars, that's right. That's no doubt where she'll go next.]
They don't know about me, so... don't freak them out? [It's far from a commanding request, but please, surely Odile would understand how badly that might come across? They have to talk to Loop first. They can figure this out, somehow.]
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[They're reluctant to say it, because "not right now" implies a later that they don't know if they'll ever be prepared for. They don't want to avoid her forever, though. They certainly wouldn't be able to bear it, knowing she was here and they had to stay away.
... but they need time. To figure this out. If there's something they can say to fix their blown cover, or if they can talk to Siffrin about it first, or figure out if they can convince her not to tell them—
Stars, that's right. That's no doubt where she'll go next.]
They don't know about me, so... don't freak them out? [It's far from a commanding request, but please, surely Odile would understand how badly that might come across? They have to talk to Loop first. They can figure this out, somehow.]