"Sometimes on purpose," she concedes, thinking of her father and-- almost smiling, just about. Emery defined most of Ilde's life and still does, even in his absence; he is always there and always will be, no matter how little she actually discusses him. She's always been her father's daughter, and that's always meant a lot of different things.

(You and me versus the world, that's a theme of her life.)

"He had funny ideas about what he should teach me."