DERP
Tayui wasn't sure how to respond to Eris' words, so she just shrugged, but offered no smile. She didn't know what to say to that toothy grin or the fact that Eris seemed to (somehow) enjoy these stories. Tayui felt a little frustrated -- she wanted to show Eris how her father had been a brutal man, but she just didn't see it. For a moment, Tayui wondered if Eris could do what she had not: seek the vengeance she needed to avenge her daughter's death. There was certainly something 'off' about the dark hybrid, but Tayui did not know what it was. Taking this information in with such glee had to be a warning of some sort.
And then, poof, Eris enunciated, explaining that it was all gone. Tayui nodded hesitantly. Yes, Sal was gone, but his children weren't. What was she trying to say? Tayui felt herself going cold, but didn't show it -- she wasn't too sure of this Eris character and didn't want her to know of her doubts.
Eris' last line gave her something to work with. Tayui replied with a quiet, “hmm,” as she considered the other woman's words. “Then don't,” she replied. “Don't let anyone assume anything. They hav the power to decide what they want, but so do you. You don't have to be anyone you don't want to. There's nothing wrong with just being you -- just Eris.” She hoped she didn't sound too much like Eris' mother -- lecturing her and demanding she be someone else. That was just it: Tayui thought she should just be who she was, not the remnant of an old family or a forgotten heirloom.