"I see." Though her tone doesn't change, she does experience a strange feeling. To expect to meet the Dimitri that loves her--her Dimitri, if she could dare to claim him so--and receive instead an unrecognizing two-eyed stare... it is a lonely thing.

It's also a confusing thing. What would her Dimitri want her to do? The Doll generally protects the privacy of those she serves, but this is also Dimitri. And too, it isn't right to have her mind on someone else when there is someone in front of her who deserves her attention.

"I am familiar with him," the Doll confirms, seeing no harm in that at least. She pauses, then, to pay closer attention not just to his features, but to his posture, his tone. "Are you well?"