"It's okay. You're okay here," Aqua says quietly but firmly. Whatever Ashley has been through, it has clearly left marks on her, both physically in her outward appearance and inwardly on her heart. Clearly Ashley is having a hard time coming to terms with everything. Aqua can understand; after her trip home and her return here, she's had a lot of things to wrap her head around, too. Maybe she can use that to help Ashley.

And for all that Aqua isn't usually a very tactile person, she doesn't move away from Ashley's contact. If her friend needs to feel her solid form or needs a hug or anything, Aqua will do what she can.

For a few moments, Aqua lets silence fall before she speaks up again. "Did I... ever tell you about what happened to Terra back home?" She doesn't think she ever did. The number of people who know what really happened to her back home in the Realm of Light can be counted on one hand. But she gave the story to Brigitte when she got back. Maybe now, even part of the story can help Ashley.