[Either that, or she's too good at seeing them. People are usually easy enough for her to read, given how deeply she has peered into the minds of so many of them. Despite not using her powers for it now, she's still more than able to recognize plenty of things from the outside. (And unfortunately for him, asking her not to worry is like asking water not to be wet.)]

[Regardless, in the face of his shock she maintains that smile of hers, gentle and patient. Nodding,] I know. I'm-- not sure if 'scared' is the right word. [More because she thinks she's not technically capable of it than for any other reason, although she has experienced more than her share of terrible things already.] But I'm not looking forward to seeing any of it for myself, either. It's bad enough that it's been happening to everyone else already. [She shakes her head.] ... Were you here for the flood? That's-- one of the things I heard about.

[And one she'd like to know more about, actually, because she's never actually swum before and the notion of finding out the hard way whether she can or not is unappealing.]