DraelYou're from somewhere far. I can tell by how you're standing. I'm Drael. Just arrived here seventeen days ago, and I think I'm doing worse at this than I thought I would.

VeraI'm Vera. Novosibirsk. You look like you haven't slept well in days. That's not a question, I'm just saying it because you deserve to know someone noticed.

DraelI haven't. The baking work is good, it's real, but I'm running on nothing. That you noticed, it helps. Makes me feel like I'm not just disappearing into the motion.

VeraYou're not. And sometimes just being seen stops a person from slipping. If you need to sit somewhere quiet later, tell me. I can do that with someone.