She didn't look up immediately. Rajani felt like she was shrinking under the weight of his questions, folding in on herself. She wanted to comply enough to get what she needed and go home, not twist under his magnifying glass. Her intention had been to keep the tone of their meeting much lighter than this.
"The change happens anyway, when the moon is strong enough. I can't stop it. The drugs only help me to keep myself in order before and after," there was a kind of positive affirmation infused into the words. She worked up a little smile, finally lifting her chin to look at him more directly, her gaze all but pleading. Surely, they could reach an agreement, her manner suggested to him. "If there is instability surrounding the transition, I can only do so much to contain this thing properly. The drugs allow me to have stability."