[A friend... such a simple explanation and yet Mari could hear the depths of emotion in Need's voice. She was glad that the woman had people she held dear... even if the word could mean different things for different people...

Mari blinked, then glanced down at the ground.]

I-I think so? It's just a bit overwhelming...

[She glanced back up at the woman. There was so much that she didn't know about Need.]

Did you two live here?

[It felt like a strange question to ask, and yet, home could also mean different places than for different people. Just because she had a typical home- in her thoughts at least- didn't mean that it matched up with another residents definition of the word.]