Ah, the moment. If it's an especially bad moment, that makes sense. The slightly brighter shades are somewhat creepy company. They remind Alluka of needle people, only Big Brother isn't here to protect her from everything. So for once needle people would be scary. She was never scared before. She chooses not to be scared for now. There's time for that later.

Alluka sips her drink and listens. "You're talking about the past," Alluka points out, "You failed them, so okay that's not going to change because that's the past. You can't change the past. That doesn't mean you'll fail them again."

Sometimes things go poorly, but that's more reason to try something different. She eyes the shades, all of them intent on the other girl, and frowns. Hopefully being a real person will matter to some degree.