Who Needs a Dream? Who Needs Ambition?

Smile fading slightly, Sookie watched Anatoly in silence for a few extended moments, before she leaned slightly back to sit straighter, giving the topic the respect it deserved. Her expression, while devoid of any bright happiness, was more contemplative than melancholy. There was no reason to be sad, after all— Anatoly had reunited with the person he loved, and Sookie herself had discovered that her life could involve that sort of connection as well.

"It's not exactly the way I always thought in the past," she confessed with a slight shrug. "I'd kind of given up on the idea of findin' love for... many years, probably over a decade back home. I mean, I'm sure that my situation isn't exactly the same as yours, but it's not like I was always so gung-ho about findin' a special someone. But I think that everyone needs love. I think it makes people better, to know what love is and to be able to love."