[Fenimore stills, the bottom dropping out of her stomach. With how strongly Rei reacted -- and Rei certainly doesn't seem like the sort to react this strongly over something small -- it must be really awful. She doesn't answer right away, but eventually:]

I -- I don't think I want to know, but...now that you've told me that much, I don't think I could stand not knowing. I'd like as not start jumping every time I saw my own shadow until it happened. [She sort of chuckles, but it's a strange, brittle sound, nothing like a real laugh. She's feeling a bit of panic edging in.] But, if you need a moment....

[She doesn't want to wait, but Rei is obviously in a bad way, so she's going to force herself to be patient if she needs time to work herself up to it.]