[That doesn't exactly sound healthy, even to Mio. Most kinds of relationships are still loosely defined in her mind, even with distance and the time to begin picking them apart in her mind.

What she does catch is the tint of pain in Erika's breathing. Even at a distance, Mio can feel the metallic tension, the rods of it that seem to be keeping Erika upright in some regards.]

So she's all you know. Something of an anchor... But still. Did putting you in a position where you have no choice mean she ever had your best interests at heart, or were you just glad to have someone who was able to hand you a purpose?

[There wouldn't be anything wrong with that, either.]