Ahw, honey. I'm so sorry your friends aren't around. Maybe they'll turn up, though. [ Patting him on the arm with genuine regret. Sucks to be sundered from your loved ones, which she knows only too well. ] They're good people though, right? So they'll probably wind up here like the rest of the Perky Brigade.

[ She pulls a face and shrugs, pushing down her fears over where the heck Ares is and why she hasn't gone insane without him around. That's way too heavy a deal to put on a kid's shoulders, let alone a stranger's. So, her expression wilts for a moment, hiking back up into an enthused smile as she shakes her head determinedly, golden ringlets shivering. ]

Nah, I'm cool. You can call me Ditey, by the way. What's your name?