[The children had been completely safe, not just because of her false life. Vermouth doesn't harm kids if she can help it. Haibara Ai being the main exception, though Vermouth wouldn't bother counting her for reasons which she could not tell Ran.]
[She notices the distance but isn't offended. Honestly it is more shocking that Ran would bother visiting at all. Her eyes widen slightly.]
Well, this is a surprise.
[Which is only a half truth. While Vermouth had thought, maybe hoped, that Ran would be too frightened to approach her, she too knew that it was only a matter of time before their false lives would bring them together once more.]
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[She notices the distance but isn't offended. Honestly it is more shocking that Ran would bother visiting at all. Her eyes widen slightly.]
Well, this is a surprise.
[Which is only a half truth. While Vermouth had thought, maybe hoped, that Ran would be too frightened to approach her, she too knew that it was only a matter of time before their false lives would bring them together once more.]
What about, particularly?