[ There's a slight pause on Ange's end too, almost like she's thinking at the same time as him here, using the same pauses. ]
You think this place feeds on us?
[ A beat, and then she adds, coupled with a slight thoughtful tilt of her head: ]
Literally, or metaphorically? [ Look, he's a youkai, right? Ange wouldn't put any assumption of the former past him because of that. Feeding on things is what some youkai just do, so it might not be as strange of an assumption for him. Ange - despite being human - can also suggest it relatively calmly, rather than looking panicked about it. She's seen worse. ]
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You think this place feeds on us?
[ A beat, and then she adds, coupled with a slight thoughtful tilt of her head: ]
Literally, or metaphorically? [ Look, he's a youkai, right? Ange wouldn't put any assumption of the former past him because of that. Feeding on things is what some youkai just do, so it might not be as strange of an assumption for him. Ange - despite being human - can also suggest it relatively calmly, rather than looking panicked about it. She's seen worse. ]