Audience: Grace Monroe

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It's not a big secret or anything. [ grace has said it to people, because she doesn't think the why is that big of a deal in this case ] I... want to protect a friend.

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Yeah? Best friend? Random friend?

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It's... [ complicated. she settles on: ] She's six.

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Oh, cute.

[they sound amused.] That's fair, yeah, wanting to protect a six year old if you're both on a train with tiny angry gnome wizards.

[alteracion]

I wish. If it was just the gnome wizards, I wouldn't need to be here. [ :T ]

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Well, duh, obviously. The implication was there are always much bigger gnome wizards on the other end of the train to worry about.

[alteracion]

Pretty much. [ let's go with that! that's a better explanation. ] But there's my reason. It's nothing that exciting.

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It doesn't have to be exciting, as long as it's important enough to work for.

[alteracion]

True. It just feels counterproductive to be here and leave her alone when my goal is... to keep her safe.

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Time's probably not moving back where she is, if that makes you feel better.

[alteracion]

It's the probably I don't like.

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[shrug.]

It's a pretty big probably!

[alteracion]

That's what I'm counting on.

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[they hum, and then:]

So what do you think, then? Am I worthy of being Harrowhark's favorite?

[alteracion]

Weeeell, I haven't made up my mind about all the others yet... but I'd say you make a pretty good impression, so I can see where Harrow's coming from.

[ that's teasing for yes ]

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[a laugh!]

Fuck yeah.