Nine was watching the young woman being lost in her own thoughts. With her scrunched-up expression, she could tell that she was bothered by something. Estelle was also muttering words under her breath, too low to even comprehend. Thus, before she could further immerse herself in her bubble, Nine chose to break the silence.
"What's your plan now?"
Estelle jolted and looked at Nine. The words were still being processed inside her head so she didn't get to reply instantly. After a while though, her demeanor turned somber, as if she got splashed on with cold water.
"I… I don't honestly know. I want to take my chances but I'm too scared to approach any of them…" She mumbled.
She knows what Nine was asking her but judging from the stuff that happened on the night of the ball, Estelle could foresee the blurry future she has ahead. She's really too naive to think that she could easily remediate her situation. How naive of her...