"Honestly... She looks about the same age as you or me. I'm still quite impressed she decided to keep that appearance for so long.", idly cupping her cheek, a smidge of embarassment crossed her face as she remembered how she couldn't recognize her... Despite meeting the girl personally, of having her paint her portait, or having held her in her arms for all this time...
Alisa couldn't recognize her for months, to the point where Sofia found out about Mimi's identity even before she did. Still, she could hardly blame herself for that misunderstanding, all the more so after having already met Tempris on a separate occasion. If anything, she'd have expected the two girls to look more or less the same age... But while some families faced rather atypical situations like having their age changed on a flight of fancy, Judith and Anders faced for mure mundane, down to earth challenges that Alisa could easily relate to:
"Well work-life is hardly an easy balance to find, I'll admit. Though I've gotten better over the years, part of the rocky start came from simply not being used to it. Nowadays it's a lot easier to manage them both.", she admitted, her smile brightening as she glanced out the window, placing her now empty glass down on the desk as both hands came to rest there, resting her rump against the wooden surface as she turned her attention to, "Still, I understand... When you spend your time working on what you love, it can be hard to peel yourself away from it~"