( psl ) this hell is better with you

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Geh...

[ After one last drag, she grinds the end of her cigarette down on the ledge beside her. Now it is time to open those chips... ]

And what's the unofficial reason?

[mrknifeguy]

[ There's a bit of a pause as he glances sideways at her. Well, if he can't be open with her, then who? She knows his history, anyway. How his whole life, everyone around him told him to give up. It's not worth it. You'll never make it. ]

He reminds me of me, a little.

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[ there it is. ]

So it's like that... Even you had better than beans as far as combat power coming in, though.

[ but that's probably why he said a little, not a lot. ]

You're sure he's gonna be all right out there? I'm the one that has to deal with it if not, you know.

[mrknifeguy]

He's sharp, and he comes through when it counts. Plus, this group of rookies look out for each other.

[ He got cookies for himself, and pulls them out of the bag. ]

Remember how we didn't have a single casualty despite the incident at the training grounds?

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[ She nods, popping a chip into her mouth. ]

Mm. I thought that was all the Shinomiya girl, though...

[ Word of her performance has certainly gotten around. With a pedigree like that, it's not so surprising. Another sidelong glance, a questioning look he'd recognize by now. Does he have another theory? ]

[mrknifeguy]

As far as we know, it was... but we lost track of a certain old-timer's vitals around the same time it all went down.

[ He shrugs, chomping on a cookie. ]

It could be nothing.

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Oho...?

[ Now that is interesting. ]

You'll let me know if something more interesting happens, right? So I can get a closer look at him?

[ Medically, of course, ]

[mrknifeguy]

How much pull do you think I have? If something more interesting happens, the top brass is gonna want to look at him first.

[ Girlfriend privilege will only get her so far. 😔 ]

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Ehh? What a shame.

[ she says, knowing full well that would be the case. ]

I only ever get the first look at corpses these days...