"With me, it's the truth." She shrugs, as if it's the most obvious thing in the world. "I'm not a good person, but back then, I was so much worse. Arrogant, conceited...what happened was just a touch of what I deserved. No one needs to view that as anything more."

Is it better or worse that she's calm about this? Calm in the way a patient under sedation is calm, removed from reality just enough to not react.

"It wouldn't make sense to say it about anyone else."