i gotta have you

Now that she had a moment to assess the other female, she came to notice a couple things: first and foremost, that Rivet was a little shorter than her, but probably not much lighter, given Jinx was quite thin and light for her height; second, that Rivet emanated femininity in a manner that she herself never could master, giving off an aura of softness that seemed so right on her that the former Mambo had to wonder how she ever could've mistaken Rivet for Kaskae. Kaskae was very much a bull in a china shop, and Jinx didn't get that impression from Rivet; at least, not from looking at her. Jinx, like her ancestors, was far from feminine; Amazonian might've been the better word, but she was not quite as fierce as the Nereides women in appearances, either.

“Same,” she imparted, figuring there was no sense lying to this female, who likely had the wits and wiles to catch others in a lie anyway, but that was merely assumption. “Seems like most of the residents are scarce, though. You're the second one I've met aside from the leaders, and I haven't even seen them in a while.” This felt chatty, so she let her voice fall off at that point, though falling silent had about it a sort of expectant quality, almost as though she thought (or hoped) that Rivet might be able to help explain why the pack seemed filled with unseen ghosts rather than members.