[ Kiko in fact loves and craves pets! Athrun's attention is rewarded by nine wagging tails and some very happy "hehehe" fox noises from the shikigami. ]

Mmm.

[ That's the only response she has. She simply sits there and keeps staring into space, her metal fingers still drumming on the table. Then finally-- ]

The physical aspect wasn't so bad. [ A pause, hit off her flask before she continues. ] Alright, it was a little worse than usual, I was essentially human at the time and your bodies aren't exactly... durable. But the way they got in my head...

[ She sighs and leans backwards, turning her head so she can look at him. There are dark rings under her eyes that her usual red eyeliner just accents. ]

After I recovered from that? I was a good little worshipper. I was devoted wholly to that damn Kaiju to the point I fought the other Outsiders when they finally reached the castle. As long as I stayed loyal the cultists kept me fed with blood and "Nee-sama" kept giving me her approval.

[ She sounds positively sickened addressing that thing like that. ]

And I got off light. Three people died in there, three. One of them was so brutalized it's a wonder there was enough to cremate. And there were still people who wanted us to spare those fanatics, can you fucking believe that?!

[ A final statement she punctuates by slamming her fist onto the table and leaving a considerable dent in it. Whoops. ]