[That's... a little bit too personal. So much so that Shannon almost retreats into her shell.

But look at this kid. She clearly needs someone in her corner.]

I've never fought monsters myself, so I can't say I know the depths of your predicament. [At least by conventional definitions.] Yet... I understand, at least a little.

The household treated me like furniture for so long... I don't remember what it's like to be human. If I ever was. [Xion, in return, gets to taste a trace of genuine bitterness and hurt in Shannon's voice before the sun shines again to cover it up.]

That's why Iyashikei is incredible, though. You can become something more than your past here.