[ the sentiment is familiar and all-too relatable, which earns him a small smile. ]

I get it. Something about... how you can never go back to who you used to be, so this is who you will be from now on.

[ it's why she always introduces herself with those three iconic words. call me ishmael, because her identity is and will always be the only thing she can truly call her own.

with that out of the way, she begins walking towards one of the pathways that weave through the indoor forest, the foliage lit with bioluminscent mushrooms. ]