Oh-- no, you don't have to apologize at all.

[ She shakes her head to further emphasize her point. She feels for the stranger; she's kind, Mira thinks, and it's not fair that so many good people have to deal with this. ]

I don't know how to stop them, aside from just waiting until they vanish.

[ But that brings up another concern. In a place like Mu, will they ever disappear? ]