[The fresh hug is grounding for her, but the affirmation speaks volumes, and she seems to cheer up a little more.] That's all I can ask for. That's all I really want. Happy, healthy, not stressed out of our minds. I can help with two and we're... working on the third? I'll take it.

[The laugh makes her giggle softly herself, shaking her head faintly.]

Everything in moderation, got it. Love, war, and everything in between, so I can come home safe at the end of the day to you. [Lisa huffs briefly.] No thanks to Sonic. He, um, did send me back the hard way, after all that. Not unkindly, but... Please don't let me forget again that I'm supposed to protect people instead of trying to turn them into pincushions? And please don't hate him too much for it. I- I understood what he was trying to do, even if I couldn't accept it then. I'm... [She searches for words, for a moment.] I'm mad at him, but I can't really blame him. He did the best he could with the tools he had, yeah?