Mia frowned slightly at the woman's words. She understood the implication, of course--that people who remained here too long became one of them, one of the odd, pale-haired, pale-eyed citizens, but she wasn't sure she believed it. Perhaps Relena was superstitious, or just spooked about being trapped in this place--that was certainly understandable.

"That seems like a very strange effect," she commented. "Are you sure your hair didn't just...lighten from the sun, or from stress, or...? That can happen, I've seen it."