[ It is hard to be different. Piper had only learned about a year ago that some of her most obvious, jarring differences could be explained. She really was Other, she was the daughter of a mortal and a goddess... and she'd never be able to explain to her dad who she was, why she'd gotten into so much trouble, that she'd been telling the truth when she said she just asked for things and people gave them to her. Knowing the truth had helped in a lot of ways, given her new purpose, introduced her to others like her... but in other ways it'd just made the differences between her and her family even deeper. It sucked. It hurt. And she shied away from talking about it.

But there is, for a moment, a hint of yearning in their connection. It would be good, maybe, to talk about this with someone who could understand. But she doesn't really know Fayura, and that yearning is ruthlessly cut off.

Focus, Piper. ]

People have to want to change, and change is hard. It's not easy to admit when you've been wrong, and from what I've learned - there's a lot of wrong to go around here, on both sides.

But you're right, too. Having a common enemy can draw people together. And hunger is a good common enemy. She's seen how stretched the resources in the city have been. If the city folk can get on doing something about that together instead of just complaining about it... that'd be good.

[ This... had gotten a bit far off from her point about mutual accountability, but maybe she should wait to raise that point again after her conversation with Prince Verim? She still just... thinks that there should be consequences for anyone who murders anyone, even if it's just... restitution, somehow. ]