[ For once Cass' expression shifts from exasperation to surprise and, genuinely, some sadness. She'd heard all about Woden's original experiments, and even had heard Utena's name in relation to them- but she hadn't really comprehended the scale of it.

Knowing this happened to Utena twice, Utena who, as far as she's concerned, is a young girl... ]

Shit. No. I got here in February. I... [ She sits down. She feels the need. ]

He did this to you twice? Or at least close enough for it to be twice? Fucking hell. [ She's not good at saying comforting things, and that's nowhere more obvious than right now. And she twists the name over in her mind- Skadi. Familiar enough, as it should be. ]