kotetsu "catdad" kaburagi (
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cocktailparty2014-05-28 08:25 pm
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copypasta'd, I ain't original enough to make a new one.
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"As for authority, I'm afraid I've seen more than my fair share of people who claim it, but either can't handle it, or happen to be working for the wrong side; basically what you implied."
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She understands his words well and uses it as a way to relate better. Hopefully, anyway. "Where I come from, there was a dictator that had gained power over the course of a few decades. I'm no stranger to corruption." However, she wasn't all good. "I feel it would be important for you to understand that despite my occupation here, where I come from I am a mercenary. While it does have a negative connotation in
most worlds, it does not in mine. Mostly, we protect. However, I have done things I am not proud of. I do not ask you to trust me implicitly, but I would rather people be aware of who I am than not."
Which, in a way, was reason enough to trust her. Or, at least give her a chance to be trusted.
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"My hesitancy is for two reasons: I've got enough people who want to kill me and so I don't want to add my name to the lips of another person who might wish to later, and usually my audience happens to be living dead or brain-washed.
"As for mercenaries, I've known good and bad, so I refuse to judge until I know the actual character."
In some ways, he was a mercenary himself, although for the government; but if he'd ever said that, they probably would have been unamused. If he said what he honestly thought he was to the government, they definitely would have been unamused.
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The real question is if she dips her hands in gleefully, puts on gloves, or has someone else do it for her.
"I can't say I'm particularly fond of either of those things." She means the latter half of what he was saying, of course. "Fair enough, but I also understand people who feel that there is never an option to do some of the things I have done. The only answer I can give as to why I have done them is because if I don't, others will have to." Despite everything, she loved to protect others. "If I don't take arm, it may breed another generation that will know nothing but war. With my actions, I hope to prevent that."
The idea of a world with no or little war, less monsters or just people who never were afraid to leave their homes. Children that wouldn't have to learn to wield a weapon to protect themselves as soon as they learn to walk. That's the world she fights for.
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"But I didn't have a full choice to begin."
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She wonders about his specific situation, but she won't pry. She wouldn't want someone doing that to her, either.
"If you are not busy, I'll treat you to something. Coffee or tea. Lunch, if you've not eaten. I'll tell you what I know -- or at least what comes to mind. I cannot promise you'll find any comfort in any of it or any use for the information." It would be nice if she could find use for it. Maybe given more time it would be a puzzle she could put together.
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She begins down the street at a careful, languid pace and looks over her shoulder. "Well, then, please follow me. Cafes are quite popular with the people who are brought here, so there are several. If you see something you'd prefer, please feel free to enter and I will follow."
Now, where to begin? There are a lot of things that wouldn't even occur to someone to discuss. Maybe he'll ask a question that will push her in the right direction.
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And that was probably the most he'd say on things for now, but it might give her an indication of why he might read as a mix of both, and why if she listened to him long enough it would become extremely obvious he wasn't exactly militarily trained. Sure, he'd taken some courses, they were useful and mandatory in some cases, but he was certainly not related to any branch whatsoever.
Not content to be lead, however, he moved to fall into step beside her, a gentle roll of his shoulders indicating he wasn't finicky about where they went. Tea or coffee was generally good, except when it was bad. "So why not tell me why it is I'm apparently married to someone woman I don't know whatsoever."
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Knowing that he wasn't military did put her at ease to some degree, though 'government' could mean many things. In this world or her own. Her guard wouldn't be let down, but he seems pleasant enough and that's really all she could ask for.
"Ah, that's not one I can answer for you." She turns minutely toward him out of politeness when she speaks. "Some of us aren't married here or have been in the past and are reassigned or the people they're married to end up leaving. I spent a month without an assigned spouse, then I had one for... well, about five months. I haven't had one since. I have mixed feelings on it, but it is a nice break to not have to fight someone for the bed."
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At the least, he was an attentive listener. "I see. Too bad I couldn't have the option to fly solo."