[--Ouch! Yeah, that does sting a little. By reflex, Vanille does pull her arm back slightly - but, of course, she holds it out again.

But at that question... Vanille pauses, looking to the ground a little. Lightning would have seen the room - she can't hide it right now, can she? It'd be, like, super obvious. So, after a few moments - she shakes her head. Veh gives a bit of a look as well, giving a bit of a shake, going back to looking, er, normal.]
That's been happening ever since I captured that fossil... but I wasn't able to release it. I even broke his Pokeball, and he wouldn't leave.
[She's not looking up, though. She's trembling the slightest bit. How much did Lightning figure out from that glimpse into the room, into that view of her living nightmare?]