"Heeeey, Lauri-Ell." Clarice gives her a smile that's tired, but still warm and fond. "I'm not sure I'd put myself a hundred percent in the 'well' column, but I'm doin' the best I can. It's just gonna take time to process, is all. Just like anything. Thankfully I didn't do anything I regret, like a few folks might've."

She's thinking mostly of those who fought on the Shadow's side in that final push to break the illusion, but she also realizes she doesn't have any way of knowing what sort of things they all went through.

"What about you? I hope you're not beating yourself up over Billy being at the heart of all this." She still needed to talk to the poor teen, but her focus was on Lauri-Ell. She knew how much anyone in a protective position could fall victim to guilt: she'd been there, herself.