"It is..." hard sometimes. Yes. And a little freeing - which made her feel guilty. And scary. And sometimes like losing one of her senses. So she just let the thought trail off. Maria understood, so it didn't need to be said.

Instead she cocked her head and said, "Liz is pleased you're here."

River tried, she really did but her own experience was so far removed from normal (relatively normal anyway) teenage experience that she often had been at a loss when trying to be friends with the other girl. Or really... anyone.