( Red blows out a breath, because she's never good at putting anything to words. It's not a skill she gained over her years actually living life in a mortal world. Turns out mortals are not very good at handling their own emotions. )

Your friendship still means so much to me. But weird? Yeah. I feel like a different fuckin' person now, a much older person even if age itself is funny for someone like me.

( She waves a hand vaguely. ) In a lot of ways, I guess I am. ( Older, different. ) Everything here was... the same.