Kori just wasn't sure if she agreed with him. Logically she knew that it wouldn't burden her family, but in her head it would feel like it. They had their own things to think about, they didn't need to constantly be hearing about her things. "Maybe," she agreed hesitantly. "It's just, Leah has the new baby on the way, and Brandon has his own concerns; security and leadership things, so it just feels like I shouldn't make them worry about me too, on top of everything else," she bit into her lip and shrugged. "I think sometimes I put on a good face because I have to, because it doesn't feel like I'm doing awesome some days."
She knew that she wasn't nearly as bad as some people, that there were people, even before the outbreak and death tolls that were higher than any war, that couldn't cope with death or change. But it just felt like there were still things she could be doing better. It was her own issue, and she knew that she needed to work through it, she'd just been so concentrated on moving on and being better that she hadn't realized she'd still have days where she wanted to curl into a ball and cry until she was too tired to do anything else.
"I'm really not trying to garner sympathy though," she added. "And I know that they're there for more."
The conversation had been a little bit of a roller coaster; ranging from joking to serious and back again. "You should absolutely live in fear," she confirmed. "I'm usually pretty good with things I set my mind to, and I think your girls would be too."
She furrowed her brow when Emma referred to Toby as JT, because she hadn't heard that before. Probably it was family nickname, like Koko or Cupcake. "Prettier than you, missy? I don't think so," Kori disagreed.
Kori bit into her lip momentarily, and wondered if she should say anything about their response to Toby's warning. It really wasn't her place, since she wasn't a parent or a sibling, and Toby seemed to have it handled. But the response hadn't been all that respectful. She was beginning to see what he might mean about them being a handful for him, because she'd hadn't received a response like that from the girls ever.
"Would you like to get run into?" she asked them gently, eyebrow raised. "Personally I think he has a good point, and my sister used to give me the same kinds of warnings." Toby could tell her whether or not she'd stepped over a line in speaking up.