Audience: Grace Monroe

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[leave his daddy issues alone. but greed settles on staring at the sky instead.]

I had thought I would grow up to be one myself. [so yes.]

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[ grace looks at the sky in turn ]

Well, you're a lawyer, just not the same kind. It's funny, I don't even remember what my parents did. Besides "important work".

[ well, no, it's not funny, because all she ever did know was that, but whatever ]

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[he does not feel like going into what happened while living with von karma, so instead he turns the conversation around on her. maus is busy trying to stretch for maximum pets between grace and greed.]

The worst kind. [it's a wry comment because he can read between the lines well enough.] ...if you had an option, what is it that you would do? I don't suppose anyone truly has to work on your train. [but it's curiosity that makes him ask.]

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[ maus is getting SO many pets. a ridiculous amount of pets. spoiled dog ]

I dunno. Dancer, probably. I liked it, and I was good at it. [ a beat, then dry: ] And that way I can skip the whole never making it to high school issue.

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[spoiled dog!!]

Ah. [literally can't relate.] There's no shame in focusing on the skills you excel at.

[except why would you not want to go to school? it's fine.]

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[ there's no school on the train, miles ]

I'm choosing not to take that as a subtle dig. [ she shrugs ] Well, it's like you said, there's not really jobs on the train. Or school. But I could keep up with dancing over time, and that translates to non-train specific stuff.

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[there's a slightly smug look that says maybe it was a subtle dig.]

Have you been keeping up the practice on the train then?

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Sure. Turns out dancing is really close to fighting for your life.

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Is it? [yeah he will just mirror that, raising an eyebrow.]