It's easier to talk about this here, for some reason. Maybe it's being in New York again, or maybe it's Ellie. Either way, Clarisse doesn't feel that sinking panic feeling she usually does when she brings Silena up and then realizes she's going to have to either backtrack or explain.

"Aphrodite. You know, the goddess of love."

She rolls her eyes, but she's smiling fondly all the same. Whatever her feelings about Silena's mom (which are: drama queen, Greek goddess most likely to play The Sims, and... also Clarisse's dad's girlfriend, so it's automatically Weird), she doesn't hold it against Silena.