[ elena says it wryly, and she even tries to give her best robot voice. part of the fact she is still very much new means she hasn't entirely processed it all. there are times when it doesn't feel real, and then there are times when it does, and all she can do is try to accept it. she is as stubborn and determined as the next gal, but she also knows when she needs to work with what she has.
this is one of those times. ]
No. [ the wryness shifts into something more genuine. ] No, it's not. But I know there are people trying to get to the bottom of all this. To find answers. [ she wants to hope they will. ]