[ ah, she's been in this situation before - with roxy, jade had insulted her. not that jade was of the right mind at the time, but still. in this situation, she should be more like dave, though? she thinks. ]

That is ok. Everyone starts somewhere!

[ it had meant a lot to her at the time. she hopes it means the same for shirley. ]

As long as you still want to try, then there will be no more apologies. I used to be a whiny little girl who thought she would not mean much. Now, I am a terrifying doggy girl and one of the most powerful beings in the universe! Well, before Qri picked me up, at least.

[ her eat twitches. still a terrifying doggy girl, all in all. ]

You will become your fully realized self, too, but you cannot do that without taking the first step, Shirley.