Although her assumptions had remained in her head, she still looks sorry at having made them at all. She musters up a reassuring little smile to say all is fine and nothing really needs to be forgiven.

The explanation is something she'd prefer to dance around but again, is there really any point? Sitting alone in the dark probably doesn't scream 'I'm doing just fine, loving carnival land.' "That's not so entirely far from the truth, in part. It's indicative of system distress, be that physical or otherwise. A blinking red is... Well, it says things aren't quite right. I suppose that's the same for most of us, really."