[ milly only looks up at snake briefly before dropping her gaze again, some of the bright liveliness fading away. ]

...I know that. [ she's known it for a while now. ] But he's my dad. And he's the only family I still have left. That's...supposed to count for something, isn't it?

[ but for what, she's really not sure. things have always been complicated between her and her father, sure, but that's all milly had let herself think of it as. not necessarily bad, just...complicated. working things out. speaking to him on and off, off more than on lately, but... she lets out a small sigh. ]

Raiden doesn't like him either. He never says it to my face, but...he doesn't hide it that well.