I would not call it common, but it happens often enough that we get accustomed to the possibility. Sometimes... our relationships are very different the second time around, which can be painful.

[She dragged her fingers through her hair and glanced away. Honestly, she was a little uncomfortable, but she'd brought it up.]

Minako is still gone. And perhaps she will be back, perhaps not.

Try not to think of it that way. We can all feel a bit like people's eyes are always on us, but that is the paranoia that can be bred in Trench naturally. I have not heard your name spoken of ill by any.