You could have. You didn't need my permission to do it.

[ of course, maya always appreciated that mia asked her instead of just leaving. she has extremely complicated and suffocating feelings about being the master, and always had -- but she would never trade mia's freedom to be free of it, no matter how much it scares her and no matter how unworthy she feels of it, she doesn't regret taking it on for mia's sake. to make her happy. it's the very least maya could have done. ]

And of course I'll always believe in you, because you're the best! You took care of me when we had no one else! [ except morgan. that's a hot button issue. ] You were always so strong! And you wanted to save people! You were always saving people! Even after you left... you were always looking out for me. And Nick! [ even after she died ]

What's not to believe in? Of course I'm going to smile and cheer you on! It's not that big of a deal....

[ and it's nothing special, in maya's eyes. but she finds it hard to believe that those tiny things could have inspired could have inspired mia so much. to maya, it's normal. ]

[ (she's an idiot) ]