Chloe physically froze when she was asked that. It was a simple question, and her friend had every reason to be worried about her, especially considering some of her past hallucinations. She looked away and murmured, "Kirika and my girlfriend..." But, the fact that she said it the way that she did, biting her lip and her fingers gripping more, it was painfully obvious she wasn't saying everything.

She heard, even at a distance, the whispers again and clenched her eyes. Breathing out, she whispered 'shut up' a few times in French. The last time she'd admitted any attraction to someone that was here in town had gone horribly, and she did not need this stress right now.