"Arguement." She mumbled out. "With my da-" Elle rethought that. "With a co-worker. About missing work. But I can't help being stuck here can I? It's not like I asked for it. I know I had work to do back home, but I can't do it from here." Elle felt a little better because he was paying attention to her, and he did brush a tear from her cheek. She blinked away more.
If only daddy understood that this place needed her too. It needed someone like her to make sure someone like Sylar didn't run off with what seemed like a billion new powers. This place was full of people with abilities.
And she had to make sure no one ever found out about Jesse.
"I do like breaking things, though!" She bucked up a little. Just enough to sound a tad perky.