[Maria had not met anybody else in her line of work here. even if her situation was unique, Maria knew what she had been meant to be and what her 'memories' were of.

so there's an understanding smile when Inara says as much.]

Then you get it. I did sense something about you. Kinship, I guess? I haven't met anybody else here who does similar things. But I also don't hide what I did. People have been fine about it.