A lot of things had helped to dull the edge of South's mood since awakening; the children, talking to York and Zelos, even keeping her thoughts down in the diary helped keep them out of her head. She'd been more anxious about losing it than she felt she should be.

However, she was still very much haunted by the events. She wasn't quite to a state where she wanted to go out and actively see people. Hearing someone knock on her door got a groan, and instead of cracking it open she erred on the side of caution and called through the door.

"Yeah? Who is it?"