Maybe they will, though? Maybe they just need someone to be their friend? They're sorely lacking in that department. [ Mostly. The only one they allow close to them is Espio, though, which isn't a bad thing. She's glad he can at least be there for them in some way or another, as daunting a task as that may or may not end up being. ]

The keyword is tried. She could have done it if she really wanted to, I'm no match for someone like her. But she didn't. [ She looks down at her hands, which are now folded neatly in her lap. ] They just... need time. That's all.