She's a little hesitant, but after a moment, manages to help herself to a little of the rice and the chicken dish - not nearly enough, really, for a full meal.

Cassie watches her concernedly but doesn't say anything, and loads up on rice and chicken and cauliflower and a couple of the dumplings once it's clear Blaze is done (making sure to leave enough chicken for seconds).

"Mm, I forgot, these ones have kind of a lot of pepper actually."  She waves at the crackery things.  "I'll put the microwave back together first thing after lunch, I think, then we can reheat some of this for dinner."

She nods, more because that seems to require a response than anything else. The food is borderline too spicy, but she does appear to be enjoying it.

Cassie takes a rather large bite of cauliflower and then makes a 'hm' noise, like she's just remembered something.  "Iiii forgot to get a glass of milk, would you like one while I'm up?"  She's already put her fork down and started moving.

"I- um. Yes? If-if it's not too much trouble?"

"No, no trouble at all!"  She grabs the two biggest mugs and the milk jug out of the fridge.

"Thank you," Blaze says quietly when Cassie returns.

"No problem!"  She scoots a mug over toward Blaze; it has a cheery cartoon puffin on it.  "So uh... we should maybe talk plans, if you're up for that?"

"I. Yes. Of course?"

"Mmkay.  Uh- if something makes you uncomfortable, you can tell me and we'll change the subject."  She breaks bits of crust off one of her samosas.  "First of all, I guess, do you have any stuff somewhere that you'd like to go get?  I've got the van if it's big or far away."

She shakes her head slowly. "I-no. Just. Just what I- had on me." (She'd run with nothing but the clothes on her back, and even that felt like stealing something.)

Cassie nods.  "Different question- there's not really a not awkward way to ask this, I'm sorry-  is anyone looking for you?  Either that you want to tell how to find you or that you don't want to be found?"

She shakes her head rapidly, eyes wide and almost-panicked. "I- no. Please- I-"

"Hey, it's okay, it's okay, I'm not gonna tell anyone if you don't want me to."  Cassie makes vague patting motions at the air.  "D'you wanna stop talking about this an' come back to it some other time?"

She looks down, shrugs a little. "I- whatever you- think best?"

"Okay.  Okay, um."  Cassie runs her hands through her hair, messing up what had been a carefully professional-but-not-trying-too-hard updo.  "Look.  You're-  I'm gonna protect you if you need protecting, unless you tell me you don't want me to, but it'd be- simpler if I know what I'm protecting you from."

"I- I don't- You shouldn't-" She rocks. "I- I can't- they-" She wraps her arms around her stomach, more protective than anything else.

Made it worse should've asked sooner should've waited help

"God, I- I'm sorry, we'll stop talking about it, okay?  Do you wa- would you like a hug?"

"-I- I'm sorry. I- don't know?" she sounds lost, and looks like a hug would probably do her some good.

"I.  Um."  She chews on a knuckle for a moment, then gets up, leans on the table, and wobbles over to sit next to Blaze, leaving about a foot of space between them and plenty of room for her to get out around the other side of the table if she needs to.  "You can- lean on me a bit, see if that's better or worse?"

Blaze doesn't seem entirely sure what to do with that. She moves slightly closer, and does lean towards Cassie, but can't quite bring herself to lean on Cassie.

Cassie pulls a folded blanket off the back of the couch and tucks it around Blaze's shoulders with a hesitant little pat.

She twitches slightly away before leaning a tiny bit into Cassie's touch.

Cassie scoots a little bit closer and leans in herself, leaving her hand on Blaze's shoulder and not really making eye contact.

That's fairly easy given that Blaze's eyes are staring at a spot somewhere underneath the table, but she's not pulling away either, isn't quite leaning into Cassie. She's trembling slightly.