She locks the car, again out of habit. Grabs the fast food trash.

Follow, follow.

Things seem pretty - resolved-ish now? Hopefully?

Anna steps in, looks around. "Where's my cigarettes? And the food?"

"Everything's in the kitchen if you'll just follow me." 

He leads her into the kitchen and opens the fridge, pulling out the steak and waving it. "I think you'll want this."

Her eyes light up. "Gimmie."

He tosses it.

She snatches it out of the air and pulls off the plastic wrap. She uses Cocoa's knife to tear off a big hunk, and eats it raw. 

"Mmmmm."

"Good huh?"

"Yeah. Now I just need a cigarette and this will officially be a good day."

Cocoa wordlessly offers her one of the packs on the table.

She pops it open, pulls out a cigarette. A little flame blossoms at the tip of her index finger, and she lights it. She puts it in her mouth and takes a drag. 

"And I see the phone and I think that's the kimono underneath?"

"It is, yes."

She puts the phone aside, and opens the box containing the kimono. She picks it up, holds it up to the light. Shakes it out. 

"That's very fine. Real silk. Who got this?"

"My junior."

"Well, thank you Trys."

"No problem. Just a bit of searching, and Cocoa helped with that part."

She glances at Cocoa, trying to ask 'what now' without saying anything.

"The house is yours. Here are the keys. We'll need to arrange a notary and organize a legal identity for you so you're legally the owner, but it's yours to use starting now. The fridge is fully stocked and the rest of the house is fully furnished. I've already set up a private chat group on your new phone with just the three of us in case something isn't to your liking. Do you need any information on how the house works, the kitchen appliances...?"

Anna takes the keys and stuffs them in her pocket. 

"What's this thing?" She's pointing to the microwave.

"It reheats food. Thirty seconds should be good for most refrigerated things, a minute or two for frozen. Don't put metal in it, it can start a fire. It's called a microwave." 

"Alright. I think I can get the rest on my own. Thank you. Now shoo."

"I'll get out of your territory. Trys, with me."

He goes out the front door and onto the front porch.

She waits until they're in the car and driving away before commenting, "Ugh."

"She was crying, when we were walking away. Quietly, but I could hear her."

"...I mean..."

...Sigh. She drives.

"Senior Starlight would say everyone deserves good things. I won't go that far, but clearly Anna's been through some shit. I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt for now."

"I don't disagree that everyone deserves good things, necessarily. But it feels dangerous. Like appeasement, like a bad equilibrium, like we should demand more respect - less rudeness, I mean - or at least not be so generous, because she came on hostile. And I kind of hate that I feel that way, now that I'm aware of it."