[ Relena frowns at him and gently lets go of his sleeve. She doesn't want to cling to him. She's not a child. ]

You think so? Ah... I'm sorry, Duo, it's not your responsibility to hear me gripe over this. I have to face whatever choices I have to make regardless.

[ She sighs. This Duo is a lot more amicable, though maybe it's just as age thing. She wants to ask so many things, but she's not sure she has a right to know. That braid being gone is a big deal, clearly. Something good... something bad... something she shouldn't pry into. But at least she can ask: ]

So... how are you? Other than being here.