"No, Black Claw has been very good to me."

"If you don't mind I'm going to set up defensive formations on the house. Just in case."

"Go ahead." What is she going to do, say no to a senior who could wipe the floor with her?

...Four, then. Hrm.

"If you feel bad about it you can always pay it back later. I'm getting some charity to get started, so..."

"I want my independence, dammit. But it's not that easy, so." She shrugs. "I guess I'll sort something out."

Senior Starlight has wandered off and is setting up formations.

"Sucks to hear you got thrown out of your clan for something so dumb. I mean, I'm straight, but..."

"It's cool, I get it."

"I'm- Nobody's really independent anyway, there's always going to be a community, a social context... Even, like, rich CEOs depend on their managers and employees to keep making money. You just try to find a place where you can make choices you like."

"Thank you." 

She pulls a cigarette from her pocket, lights it with a flaming finger, and takes a drag.

She doesn't like the smell of cigarettes, but she's hardly going to say anything.

"Um, do we have anything else to talk about while Senior Starlight is busy? Cocoa?"

"Anything else you want me to pick up in town?"

"No, thank you."

"...Do you want to learn how to drive? Or other mundane stuff?"

"... yeah, I would like to. Are you volunteering?"

"When I'm not too busy training, maybe. Or when I need a break anyway."

"Alright. We can do that." She looks at Cocoa.

"I'm fine with it. We'll have to ask Senior Starlight of course."

"Have you tried video games?"

"No, I haven't."

"They can be fun, just a way to relax, though come to think of it also difficult to learn. Hmm. Your phone can install some and those should be on the easy end actually. Want me to show you instead of us three just standing here until Starlight finishes?"

"Sure."

She picks out Temple Run 2, a sudoku clone, a nonogram game, and Candy Crush, and demonstrates the app store generally.

Anna picks up the nonogram game quickly and seems to enjoy it.

And before long, Senior Starlight is back.

"All done," she reports.