I... I dunno. Probably not. He's-- ... was a forgiving guy.

But ... I dunno.

While he was alive, I... I was a pretty lousy kid.

I pulled dumb shit all the time. I smoked, drank, partied... snuck out to do all three... Hell, _{[She grins a little bit, and like usual when she's not actually happy, it's more like baring her teeth than it is an actual smile.]} I even stole jewelry. Shoplifted all kinds of little things, just to see if I could get away with it.

I was a crappy daughter.

But I'd started trying to get better and stuff, you know... not long before he died. I thought I'd mostly shaped up, and I had, but...

I dunno. Him seeing me like that, even if he was... y'know, before my time... it just reminded me how little I'd actually changed.

_{[She trails off there, looking out at the city lights dully.]}

... He died before I ever got a chance to really show him how much I appreciated him standin' by me. ... The least I could've done for him is learned to appreciate what I had. ... Because I sure didn't appreciate him as much as I should've while he was alive.

_{[Then she turns her gaze down to the crispy snow under her feet, expression turning into an ugly frown.]}

... Or while he was here.