[Okay, that there makes Dist frown, his brows knitting together in anger. He does not, and will not, blame Nephry for anything that has transpired this past week - ever. He's well aware this is not her fault. If anything, Dist is enraged at the Malnosso for thinking it'd be wise or, heaven forbid, amusing to pair her together with someone like Van. He'd all too quickly wring each one of their necks, Van's included, if he could ever get the opportunity to do so. It'd be one of the best days in his life.]

Nephry. [His voice is firm and serious.] Please know that nothing this accursed place does to you, or me, will change my relationship with you, nor my opinion of you. You are...m-my childhood friend, and nothing will change that. Absolutely nothing! And if the others we live with don't share a similar thought, then they really are as dimwitted as I first thought them to be.