It's true that it could have gotten bad. I usually don't need to talk or explain myself, you know? Like Merem could tell you, I'm just a killing machine employed by the Church. I may not have killed you, but I was ready to hound down Sion. Honestly, she took a big fall herself, she should well know what it's like. I can't imagine what she was thinking when she agreed to give you a sample.

[waving a hand idly, who cares if marisa can't see...]

I won't take any of it back, though. It wasn't about me, it was about you. Besides, Arcueid managed to convince you, so things turned out close enough to what I had hoped. [this is her admission to MAY or MAY NOT having pulled a few strings or two...]