[ You know, she expected the girl to break down sobbing. That's all she ever seemed to do at the trials, cry and be surprised. She barely knew Vanille outside of that - a handful of minor interactions, handing off of chocolate jerky...

So basically, while she's surprised at that deflection to some extent, Elda's gaze, cold, doesn't really waver.

The fact of the matter is that she has no real reason to be kind to the girl. Especially today. ]

You're going to turn that around on me? I'm not the one leaning on everyone, [ Just some specific people, she knows in the back of her mind ] or changing their profile to something silly like being a member of Guzma's gang.

[ BECAUSE... APPARENTLY... WE'RE STILL IN MEAN MODE ]