"Can't promise I've got the guidebook on how. But if I can keep my claws in this world and stop the howling Nothing from dragging me back out..." Nyx sighs. "...The first bit to understand is gonna be the hardest bit here, youngblood."

Dark eyes seek Kitty's. Steady, and with a warmth that the Darkling has only really shown to the very young, or to people she loves when she's drunk enough to admit that to them. "Bein' a person and bein' a monster aren't exclusive clubs. You didn't pick being a monster, and neither did I. But we can't ditch it either. That kinda willful denial of reality...that's a short and crooked road that only leads to madness, to hurtin' yourself, and then hurting other people because you're in pain. You follow?"