[ ...If Mei had been one speck less in control, that could have been a real bad time. Fire destroying everything instead of ice. But okay, he's not gonna point it out. ]

[ He raises an eyebrow at the swearing, but that's as far as his reaction goes. ]

She was warped. Endless millennia can do that if you're not careful. Especially when you're sealed away. [ Or dead. ]

--I'm not excusing how crazy she was. Just, if we dismiss it as just "LBD was crazy" then we're less likely to see the signs in other places if they crop up. Which hopefully none will.

[ But with their luck... ]