Audience: Yuri Leclerc

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All I can say is good luck. And be careful.

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Waaaaay to make it ominous, Little-A.

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I'm just saying! You're the one pursuing it so I do want you to be careful just in case!

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Maybe I'll go ram my head into a brick wall for fun next.

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Stop, don't be like that. [but she sighs.] ...is it really gonna be so bad if Pride doesn't budge?

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No.

[ i just really want more npc cr ]

But they're interesting, so I don't want to strike them off my to talk to list.

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[good luck]

Well...okay. [they sound a little unsure about that answer, like they're not quite into it.] Then I think you know what to do next.

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You sound like you think this is a terrible idea.

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I want people to try and get along with them. I don't want people to push them. So that's all. If things don't go as well as you'd hope, just keep that in mind. Okay?

[...] And don't be an asshole like Fukuda and try to pick them up.

[not that yuri would ever do that, but yes, they're still annoyed about that.]

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I know when to step back, don't worry. But it does go both ways.

[ ... a pause, and: ]

Sorry, he did what?

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When it was Pride's week to be out in the base, when the garden opened up. I don't really know everything that was said because I only heard about it afterwards, but Pride said that Fukuda tried to pick them up as as way to prove a point or something.

Envy's my friend, too, but it's kind of really rude to approach someone and demand they be nice to someone when you don't know their history.

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fukuda, pls. he does actually just look uncomfortable at that. ]

No one owes anyone anything they don't want to give. In any context of the word.

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Especially not to prove a point.

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That's what I said. But it's like he didn't even know what he did wrong and kept pursuing the subject!

[and that's why lust is always worried now about people pushing pride too much.]

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That... might be uniquely Fukuda. Given this is the same man who was very insistent his home world pastime of drilling holes into people was a good thing, actually, and really it wasn’t his fault if they died because of it, I can’t say I’m too surprised he doesn’t know when to drop something.

[ hm!! ]

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That's true, but it's still terrible.

[sometimes...you are fine when people are removed from a situation.]

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Oh I never said it wasn't shit.

[ lust that bias. ]

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You get why I'm a little more than protective of them now?

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Fair enough, and duly noted.

They're lucky to have you, Little-A. I hope they're aware of that.

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I think they do. But I'm extra lucky to have them, too.

[they feel very strongly about this, it seems.]

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... Good.

[ aww. ]

You two are adorable, but don't tell them I said that.

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[yeah, she's laughing.]

It'll be our secret. [hehe. but then, a bit more somberly:] ...to be honest? Sometimes I don't know what I'd do without them. Them and Wrath, too. The others are nice and everything but I trust those two the most.

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You need a support network as much as the rest of us do. If only so you have someone to complain to when we're messaging you with questions for the nth time.

[ hehe. ] Well, I'm very biased when it comes to firebird, so I can say you're a lady of excellent taste.

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Yeah, that's true. Not that I mind when you guys ask questions! But I think it's just as important for them, too.

[but there's another enthusiastic nod!] Wrath's like...kind not really like a mom or anything, but like a cool older sister I want to hang out with all the time. I've never had that before, so it's really nice to have her around. And there's stuff I know I can talk to her about that I can't tell anyone else.

[you know. girl stuff.]

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You mind a little. If it's just the questions, right?

[ he knows the drill, he's heard it from the other avatar they keep talking about. the one who didn't lose her head. ]

She sort of seems like the sort of person who could handle anything life throws at her, doesn't she? ... Keep an eye on her though. It's normally those people who take on too much and end up worn down.

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Depends on the questions. [she'll be honest about it at least.]

She's one of the most resilient people I know! I really admire that about her...but I know. She won't always ask for help from us when she needs it, so I'm doing my best to make sure somebody else can. Even if it's just Despair or you guys.