Misa seems to have grown at least a little more comfortable and less defensive with this line of questioning. She smiles a little when Misa talks about her found family, the family that she chose, or who chose her. The pain of losing a friend, or a found family is too much risk, it's better to go it alone, at least for herself.

"Those tarts sound delicious," she says, "Did Freema teach you the recipe?"

Misa is observant, something Valdis is sure served her well in her training, as distasteful as the girl's life is, as least she has friends to count on. One might say her team back in LA were friends...but she's dead to them now.