[ at this point, questions might actually get her closer to the actual issue than she would normally go herself. she had a habit of dancing around difficult topics and this was proving no different than anything else.
his question actually brings a bit of interest to her expression. she's hardly offended. at this point, her longevity is hardly a secret. she just has to decide if she wants to give eric the age she should be or her true age. ]
Human. Entirely human. I have a genetic Abnormality, a mutation in my DNA that gives me longevity, extended life. We've no idea how long it will last but so far it's given me nearly 300 years. I'm hardly invincible, though, and my world seems to love reminding me of that.
[ but it also means that she can't turn anyone. the only person left who will live anywhere near as long as she will is nikola and he's no longer in the dome, so that option is gone. here she's fallen for jean-luc, a human and very mortal man, someone who isn't himself now and whom she fears she might already have lost. ]