[ Xion pulls her good leg up to her chest and hugs it, giving another of those deeply self-deprecating smiles. ]

It's nothing like what I expected. I always thought interacting with other people would be...

[ she struggles for a word, and then says, like a question: ] more?

[ No, that's not right. Her mouth twists, and for a strangely long moment she's quiet. Finally: ]

I thought humans would be different.

[ So there's major admission of the day #2. She was more reluctant about this one, but it's almost impossible to explain her confusion without it. ]