[ i see uta has walked right into some van zieks lore which has the awful side effect of triggering some nasty things inside of her that are fresh. stuff that she doesn't want mixed in with the information he shared.

...but it's hard to keep the two separate. so, after a moment for her own consideration of words, she'll ask van zieks very honestly. ]

Do you think it will be better for her to not know that?

[ ... ]

Hiding a secret like that from her... It might be painful later in life, or maybe, it might not matter to her. For me, family are the people that take care of you and love you.

[ and come to your side even after you have done Some Things but that's certainly neither here or there. ]