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She nodded her head as Mason began to answer her question, taking in all that she had to say. Carefully listening, it seemed like she was most young humans that weren't sure of the path. Everyone went through a phase of uncertainty, it was common in life unless their life was mapped out already by family traditions. "Art is a good place to express ones feelings. You are more than welcome to come by the art gallery to spend sometime." She tilted her head when she mentioned that she was a paladin. "A paladin...interesting. I never noticed your paladin tattoos before. Did you keep them covered up?"

Nodding her head again as Mason continued. This was Harper Rock, it would be unusual if one didn't fight. Most fought to protect themselves and their family but then there was also those few rotten apples that fought because they enjoyed it. Some hide their desire to fight behind rules that they created themselves and others just because they got their kicks on it. Tilting her head and smiled. "Just because you back in another body, it does not mean that you can make it your own. If the clothes are wrong, go shopping and get your style back. If your hair is wrong, grow it out or cut it to suit you. Cannot help with the height unless you wear heels but you can still do that in combat boots with chunked heels if you do not like normal heels. People....not sure how to fix that without context but I am willing to help with ideas if you tell me more."

Talking about being mellowed from her recent death made her frown even as she nodded her head. "The Realm of Shadows has strange effects on people and different effects. I personally tend to go a little mental and it sticks with me for a bit when I return to the Realm of the Living. The fighting is normal though I am not sure how it is different unless it focused on the creatures running amok through town then by all means, focus as much energy on them as I feel it slightly helps with human perception." Canting her head to the side, thinking on her next comment carefully as she leaned forward to pour herself a cup of tea. Leaning back, she just held the warm up in her hands. Thinking a moment longer before she spoke.

"Just because you are a vampire now does not mean that you are not who you once were. Yes, you have to learn your new life but there is still fragment of who you once were within you, it is just taking the time to find it. Meditation can help or even just trying things that you once loved. If you would like, I can try and help anyway that you would deem necessary."

Mason smiled genuinely as she was offered to come to the art gallery, "I appreciate that." she still wasn't sure quiet about what to do in this situation exactly. Lost many of the issues she once had or not, they had also given her a great deal more confidence. She didn't necessarily feel awkward here, just...not certain.

She bobbed her head side to side as she was asked about the tattoos, "Sometimes, but they were typically mixed among the rest of my tattoos. I doubt most people would have noticed them even if they were out in the open, and knew what they were. I would honestly do most of those again but, just haven't yet I guess. It's not like it's a short process." she explained. She'd had tattoos prior to being a paladin, and even after becoming one, more were added. It wasn't too hard to hide them.

She listened as Elizabeth talked about still making the current body her own, course the height wasn't exactly something that could be fixed easily. Heels were never a thing she'd really been interested in much before but it felt wrong being her height, but she'd consider it more as it would be an exchange for one discomfort for something maybe less discomforting. "It's worth considering, I'll definitely say that." she answered.

However, she wasn't sure about the next bit that Elizabeths poke on. She was right about potentially focusing on the real issues when fighting. It was the part that came after that. Saying that she still might be who she was. She wasn't sure if she agreed on that bit or not. She suggested meditation, something that Mason had never even tried at all. "I...don't know. A lot of me is drastically different. I still like art, and nature and sights, but those are interests. And so much of the rest of me is different. Fear, to anger or disgust, to whatever it is I'm at now. I'm not saying it's a bad thing just that it's not quite the same. I'm not really sure I know what to do about it."