[How much should she tell him? Mash wasn’t especially uncomfortable talking about the matter but it was a bit of a heavy topic to drop on a relative stranger. Well, he seemed curious at least so perhaps the basics would be okay?]

Yes. I … was only supposed to live to be 18. I knew was going to die. Maybe I even did die, back then. [Even now she can still vividly remember the overwhelming force of Goetia’s Noble Phantasm during that final assault.] A dear companion traded away their power to allow me another chance - a normal lifespan.

As for your situation, I’m sorry to hear it. [It was clearly a complicated issue. Curious though she was, she didn't want to pry too deeply.] I would like to believe, though, that there's still a way. That you could have your own miracle, too. [What was that saying? “Love finds a way”?]

… Is she here? The person you like, I mean.