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- !event log,
- fuu hououji | zephyr,
- jaime reyes | blue beetle,
- joseph kavinsky | n/a,
- kang | n/a,
- marceline abadeer | the vampire queen,
- n/a | the midnighter,
- tadashi hamada | n/a,
- tim drake | robin,
- tohru adachi | n/a,
- wanda maximoff | scarlet witch,
- † aerith gainsborough | the ancient,
- † agent texas | n/a,
- † alison hendrix | n/a,
- † betty ross | n/a,
- † billy kaplan | wiccan,
- † brianna | the breeze,
- † bruce banner | hulk,
- † bucky barnes | winter soldier,
- † carl grimes | n/a,
- † charles xavier | professor x,
- † cindy moon | silk,
- † cisco ramon | vibe,
- † clara oswald | n/a,
- † commander shepard | blasto,
- † cosima niehaus | n/a,
- † count dooku | darth tyranus,
- † daisy johnson | quake,
- † dick grayson | nightwing,
- † dipper pines | n/a,
- † dorian gray | n/a,
- † edward elric | the fullmetal alchemist,
- † emmett brown | doc,
- † enid | n/a,
- † flynn lambert | walter white junior,
- † flynn scifo | n/a,
- † francis urquhart | n/a,
- † frederick chilton | chief of staff!!,
- † george o'malley | n/a,
- † gogo tomago | n/a,
- † gregor vorbarra | greg vorthys,
- † hazel lockwood | n/a,
- † hermann gottlieb | n/a,
- † jacob taylor | the protector,
- † james jesse | the trickster,
- † jeff winger | wingman,
- † jefih'ir zherma | six,
- † jesse pinkman | diesel,
- † joaquin mondragon | n/a,
- † joel | n/a,
- † john watson | n/a,
- † jonathan joestar | n/a,
- † josuke higashikata | crazy diamond,
- † junpei iori | jun★p,
- † jyushimatsu matsuno | n/a,
- † kaidan alenko | sentinel,
- † kaito kuroba | kaitou kid,
- † kanaya maryam-lalonde | psychopomp,
- † kaneda shotaro | n/a,
- † karen starr | power girl,
- † kasumi goto | n/a,
- † keith goodman | sky high,
- † keladry of mindelan | lady knight,
- † ken amada | n/a,
- † ken kaneki | one eyed king,
- † khada jhin | n/a,
- † kitty jones | n/a,
- † komasan | the youkai king,
- † kururu sumeragi | pledge queen,
- † l'arachel | n/a,
- † lan hikari | n/a,
- † leon camillia | n/a,
- † lexa | n/a,
- † lucifer | n/a,
- † lucy pevensie | the valiant,
- † mabel pines | n/a,
- † magicman | n/a,
- † maria thorpe | n/a,
- † marian hawke | andraste's mabari,
- † mark vorkosigan | peter michael kane,
- † matthew lynch | n/a,
- † mewtwo | n/a,
- † miles vorkosigan | admiral naismith,
- † minato arisato | n/a,
- † mitchell hundred | the great machine,
- † mitsuru kirijo | empress,
- † newton geiszler | n/a,
- † nicolas demidov | seeking snow,
- † normie osborn | n/a,
- † olivier armstrong | ice queen,
- † perry the platypus | agent p,
- † petyr baelish | littlefinger,
- † phoenix wright | feng,
- † qubit | n/a,
- † raina | n/a,
- † reggie mantle | n/a,
- † richard gansey | raven king,
- † richard swift | the shade,
- † rikki barnes | nomad,
- † riku | darkeater,
- † rincewind | n/a,
- † sabriel | abhorsen,
- † sadie doyle | n/a,
- † saint walker | n/a,
- † sam merlotte | n/a,
- † santo vaccarro | rockslide,
- † sarah manning | n/a,
- † sasha blouse | n/a,
- † satya wallace | n/a,
- † shusei kagari | hound 4,
- † skull man | dcn-036,
- † sorey | shepherd,
- † stephanie brown | batgirl,
- † ted kord | blue beetle ii,
- † tetsuo shima | n/a,
- † the (twelfth) doctor | n/a,
- † the iron bull | the iron dragon,
- † tobias matthews | n/a,
- † tony stark | iron man,
- † tucker | ladies man,
- † wendy corduroy | the coolest,
- † winry rockbell | n/a,
- † yayoi nakayama | roaring queen,
- † yuichiro hyakuya | n/a,
- † yuri lowell | n/a,
- † yuri petrov | lunatic
I'LL BE A TEENAGE IDOL JUST GIVE ME A BREAK
WHERE: Heropa's Convention Centre.
WHEN: April 14-16, from 9 AM - 12 AM every day.
WHAT: Registration is in motion alongside FanPort, the most popular imPort convention around! Come on in and see imPort-led panels, the artist's alley, cosplayers, and more! If you have any questions, or wish to amend the way we have written up your characters' panels, let us know here!
WARNINGS: None anticipated; please let us know if this should be changed.
Welcome, imPorts, to the one and only FanPort! As they're driven outside of the convention center, they'll see line-ups leading well out the doors filled with those dressed normally and cosplayers alike, complete with plenty of scalpers just outside of the doors. As guests of honour, imPorts get to skip past all the busy lines and are ushered into the Convention Centre through the back doors, only to be greeted with a veritable swarm of people. The quiet room being used for the Swear-In aside, this venue is absolutely packed, and filled to the brim with enthusiasm. Venture in a little further, imPorts, and see what awaits you...
A R T I S T ' S A L L E Y
The Artist's Alley is a bustling place, filled with creative minds of all sorts. It's easy to find tasteful - and not-so-tasteful - prints of imPorts to hang on the wall from everything to Power Girl leaping heroically into the air to Dorian Gray with his back turned and a sultry expression on his face. Of course, Artist's Alley isn't restricted to mere drawings: it's easy to find piles of plushies and keychains, buttons, T-shirts, and other types of exciting merchandise!
Want to simulate the mind as well as the eye? Look no further than the piles of doujinshi ready for the taking. Most tables are dominated by interactions that are seen as at least somewhat legitimate - such as Shepenko, Geiszlieb, and Pricefield - but there are tables in the back who crow about rarepairs like Laurie/Maya, Olivier/Kang, Gansey/Manolo and more! There's plenty of creativity on display, but be careful: as long as all involved parties are of age, there may be a scene a touch steamier than expected!
If you don't see what you want being sold already, there are plenty of commissioners who would leap at the chance to provide an imPort with a custom print or doll, just for them!
C O S P L A Y C O N T E S T
It's not a true convention without cosplayers, and for this event, the cosplayers come out in droves. There are those who have clearly raided their closet for ideas - claiming that they're the more ordinary looking imPorts like Jesse Pinkman or Alison Hendrix - but others have delighted in the challenge that the stranger imPorts have presented to them. Non-humans such as Kanaya Maryam and Marceline Abadeer are common for those who want to flex their make-up skills, but otherwise, heroes with identifiable costumes or who commonly wear period dress are popular choices.
And what of imPorts who want to join in? There are only two rules: imPorts may not enter as themselves, nor are they allowed to use shapeshifting powers. Other than that, they're welcome to join in on the competitions and the festivities! There are awards being given for everything from Best Performer to Best Costume to Most Accurate Posing, so jump in, and enjoy!
I M P O R T H A L L
Aside from the panels, this is where imports are welcomed as special guests! Above the entire affair is a huge sign that reads, cheerfully: "WELCOME IMPORTS!". Here, imPorts are welcomed to set up their own booths to sell their goods, autographs, and pictures, advertise their businesses, or to simply meet some of their fans! Security is tightest around this area, but only for the safety of imPorts; if any fans get a little too touchy-feely without the imPort's consent, rest assured, they'll be hauled out in short notice.
This is also the place where willing and participating imPorts are showered with special gifts featuring everything from fanmade scrapbooks of their public exploits and fanart, home baked goods, or samples from all sorts of corporate representatives eager to have imPorts represent everything from their clothing and perfume lines to their hemorrhoid creams.
R E F R E S H M E N T S
After all this fuss and bluster, it's time to get some refreshments. Just outside the venue, a series of imPort-inspired food tracks and stalls have set up shop, and are ready for your business! Want cotton candy in the shape of Qubit's hair? How about spooky, squid ink Scarecrow pasta? Dipper Dots icecream with a side of Mabel Mint Crisps? Some Minato Aritacos? Whatever your fancy, this is your place to find all the food you could ask for and more, complete with discounts if you're willing to show off that fancy imPort tattoo to prove that you're not just an exceptionally good cosplayer.
B A L L P I T
Even imPorts need a break from all this attention, which is where the ballpit comes in. It looks like they may have run out of funding when they planned this one... but hey, only imPorts are allowed in the ballpit room, and surely they'll be able to entertain themselves.
R A V E
As the convention begins to wind down in the evenings, other people are just getting started! The grand hall is opened up to various imPort inspired acts, including but not limited to the acts described in the last Majority Report, including new acts such as the A-T-inspired Roller Blade Bunnies, the Kid Flash-inspired All I See Is Yellow, and the Jinseok Jin-inspired Blissful Beauties. All of these shows are complete with light shows and complimentary glow sticks, and once the clock hits past 9 PM, a bar opens up in the back for natives and imPorts alike, provided that they're of-age -- and yes, they will be checking their IDs!
Want to get your rock on? These acts will gracefully step aside to allow imPort musicians to take the stage, but will respond even more happily to jam sessions.
P A N E L S
What happens when imPorts bring in their own technology to a world unprepared for it? What happens when they try traveling in time? How does this adversely affect the world around them, and how can you help stop it? Find out here, as an old man yells at an audience that's mostly excited to see an imPort in-person. Starring imPort guest: The Doctor.
A short, five-minute panel in which con-goers can get the necessary information about that odd trunk with feet they've seen scurrying around. This necessary information includes: 1) leave its owner, Rincewind alone, and 2) do not touch the luggage, complete with stacks of informative pamphlets. Brevity is the soul of wit, right? Starring imPort guest: Rincewind the Wizzard.
Join some of America's non-human imPorts in discussing the trials they face on a daily basis, and why they have decided to create SELF, an organization built to help them! While this is no doubt scintillating stuff, new members and businesses that may wish to invest are welcome. Starring imPort guests: Kang, Sabriel, and more!
Curious about magic? Tune in here for a discussion of the ins and outs of magic, differences across worlds, and what it's used for! Not interested in all that nerdy crap? Make sure to arrive for the second half of their presentation for a real life demonstration of magic! (FanPort does not take responsibility for any injuries or loss of property that may occur during this demonstration). Starring imPort guests: Sabriel, Elsa Brandt, L'Arachel, and more!
Ever wonder what it's really like being the Ambassador of an imPort city? Whether you want to know what colour tie the ambassador in question likes wearing, want to know more about due process, or just want to get a juicy scoop, step right up to where at least one Ambassador is ready to answer your questions! Starring imPort guest: Mitchell Hundred.
Do you want to get fashion tips from a preteen? Do you believe that they know what you should be wearing better than you? Well, you're in luck, because imPort kids are the best dressed around! Follow our imPort guests into a world of fashion from clothing to hairstyles to tasteful cosmetics! Starring imPort guests: Pacifica Northwest and Ken Amada.
Everyone welcome the premiere of America's newest teen pop sensation: Chucky Kentucky! ImPort fans have been abuzz since this event was announced, speculating on everything from his doubtlessly fashionable clothes to the dulcet tones of the voice they're bound to hear. Come see his premiere for yourself -- but come early, because there will surely be a line-up out the door! Starring imPort guests: Edward Elric AKA Chucky Kentucky, Winry Rockbell and Roy Mustang.
So, what's with those rollerblades you see around town? Find out here as imPorts do a live demonstration of what A-T is really capable of! If you want to watch some cool tricks and see the extent of the athleticism-on-wheels that imPorts are capable of, here's the place! Starring imPort guests: Yayoi Nakayama, Kururu Sumeragi, Ikki Minami, and Mikura Kazuma
Want to discuss all imPort-driven media? Well... this probably isn't the place for you. If you wish to discuss Jeff Winger's TV show, however, and learn a thing or two about his firm, this is the place for you! While this is mostly Q&A, don't worry; maybe Jeff will even divulge a secret or two about his killer work-out routine. Starring imPort guest: Jeff Winger.
Calling all history buffs! One of your friendly imPorts is here to teach you about natural magic and the supernatural, including all sorts of spooky splendors like ghosts, mythical Kings, and how the supernatural fits into World History. While it may be more informative than it is strictly entertaining, it's bound to be a treat for inquiring minds. Starring imPort guest: Gansey
This secret panel is... wait a second. This panel isn't secret at all! Using the glories of false advertising, imPorts take the stage to announce a benefit concert to be held within the next month. Ask your imPort entertainers questions about what it's really like to be them and listen to a song or two, but if it's a concert you want, you'll be disappointed... unless you stay for the real deal for their next panel! Starring imPort guests: Marceline and Maya Fey.
Now this is where the party's really at! Join one of your rocking-est - FanPort's description, not her own! - vampire superstar in a performance ready to bring the house down. And hey, if you want to shell out some cash for some merch and support your local artists, that's certainly a plus. Starring imPort guest: Marceline.
Whoa. Things are getting heavy around here as one very special imPort takes the stage to talk about the influence of the devil, dispel common myths about his possession of equine features, and a meditation on what Lucifer means to the common man. Starring imPort guest: Lucifer.
A Q&A panel featuring The Pink Princess herself, expect droves of the kids the show is directed at, and yes, plenty of adult fans to flock to this panel in droves! Gain hints as to what the Pink Princess is going to be up to next, and look at some awfully familiar silhouettes for future partners and villains... but of course, everyone's here for one reason, and that's the cute-as-a-button leading lady. Starring imPort guest: Maya Fey
sometime after the panel about registration, i'm assuming?
The reading is a cursory one— it's all worded nicely for a reason, and he's already looked up all the information he possibly could to make a decision—, then he throws most of it away. It's early in the second day, though, and there's a lull as people go get their lunches, and with no panels or other activities they're pressed to go to right away, he's content with just strolling casually through the convention alongside Betty.
Of course, the topic lingers, and Bruce is on the verge of making his own decision. He just needs to know what she's doing after all. ]
Did you decide yet? About registering, I mean. Are you doing it?
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Yeah, I'm... I'm going to go through with it. [She nudges Bruce's side with her elbow.] Don't worry, I'm both boring and low-profile, and there's nothing in our files to connect us. [Except some work history, ages ago - so hardly anything.] It's just to seem legitimate when I go digging, and at least one of us should be doing that.
[Betty's pool of opinions regarding registration draws more from the local population than the imPort one, but she's been pretty sure of her decision since day one. The talk didn't really affect her opinion one way or the other, and she's pretty sure it didn't affect Bruce's either. Even though he'd mentioned considering things, she's confidant about which way he'll go, and more concerned with reassuring him about her making a different decision.]
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Her last words make it abundantly clear that she thinks his mind's made up, and that his decision is to not register. Not surprising either, when he'd made no secret about how little he likes that process (and he likes it even less now after Tony's panel), but he hadn't truly made a decision before, and now he has.
After a pause and a slow breath, Bruce glances at her and says calmly: ] I'm doing it too. I'm going to register.
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You're not. [Flatly, more disbelief than objection (that's coming up).] You hate it. I saw your face in there, every single thing about registering bothers you.
[And justifiably, considering his extensive horrible history with a different military and government. Working with SHIELD, being an Avenger, being indirectly known to the public - it couldn't have affected his reservations that much.]
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[ He starts with that— he wants to leave it at that, actually, but he knows it won't hold up. Betty's too stubborn, too bright, she'd see right through it eventually, and 'eventually' would never come because she's not going to let this go. She's going to push until she gets the truth out of him, and honestly he doesn't want to lie to her either.
Even if he would gladly keep his reason from her, if he could. It's a strange and contradictory thing, a warring of wants he's feeling right now. ]
I have other reasons to do it. Look, does it matter? I'm going to do it. That's it.
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What? What are you... Of course it matters. [Whether he knows it or not, he's walking a little faster, and her own steps take on a little more force as she keeps pace. On the verge of feeling hurt. On the verge of getting mad.]
What reasons? They already know where you are and where you live. They know what you can do. This country is basically at war - just what about this are you signing up for?
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But he's going to have to give it sooner or later anyway, so. ]
I'm not going to let you sign up on your own, Betty.
[ Best to not drag it on and just rip it off like a bandaid, and deal with the consequence, the likely explosive reaction she's going to have. ]
Besides, I'm not going to be any safer by being unsettled. They'll still keep tabs on me anyway, so it doesn't matter. It's better like this.
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[Oh.
Oh, there it is. That lines up with what she knows about him, and she's suddenly furious, stepping out in front of him and spinning to face him so that they're stopped in the middle of the hall. Her volume doesn't increase with her agitation - it drops, until her speaking voice is so low and soft and measured that it should be getting lost in ambient noise. There's venom concentrated in every faint word.]
Robert Bruce Banner, you are not going to risk being used as a government sanctioned weapon because you think registering will somehow protect me.
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Oh, really? And what do you think you're doing by signing up? [ His voice is low in return, and if not for the tight tension on his shoulders, the stance that's a mix between avoidant and defensive, it almost looks like they're having an intimate conversation in the middle of the hallway. Well, in a way they kind of are. ] I've read your file, Betty. Do you know what you— do you understand the power they forced on you? Do you even know what you can do?
[ Shit, the topic's slipping from him. Shit. He didn't want to tell her about this yet, because he knows for the single fact that she hasn't come talk to him about her power yet that she doesn't know much at all about it. And this isn't how he wanted to tell her. Not in a fight, not when she's angry at him. ]
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I need to know what they're doing! I need to know what they might want you for. You know I don't think it's an accident that I'm here when you are, but it won't matter what I can do for them if I sign up - especially if I'm doing it anyway. They think they can use me to buy your complacency, but Bruce, Bruce, they shouldn't be right!
[How am I supposed to protect you if you're going to be an idiot? She is flat out ignoring half of what he's saying because she doesn't know. What she can parse comes out to something like enhanced condition, but since she obviously doesn't have that, it doesn't particularly matter. Her hands have curled into fists at her sides, but she isn't Bruce, and she doesn't uncurl them.]
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So you're registering to keep me safe, but you're berating me for doing the same for you. [ Just making sure he got that right. And then: ] Don't you think that's a little hypocritical of you?
[ Just saying. But before she gets a chance to answer what's pretty much a rhetorical question, he goes on to add. ]
I don't care if it's not a coincidence, Betty. I don't care if it buys my complacency. While you're here, and while your safety's at risk, I will do anything they tell me to, I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe. [ Nearly anything, obviously. But she gets the gist. ] And believe me, right now they can take from me as much as they can from you, so the situation isn't as clear cut as you might think. We're both each other's liabilities right now.
[ They probably did it on purpose, even— they probably used him as some kind of frame of reference for the ability they gave her. The thought makes him sick to the stomach, and he forces himself to swallow down the bitter taste rising up his throat. ]
it's funny because on a meta level that is definitely true - about me and about the comics
She's just picturing it over and over again in her mind. Bruce on that table. Bruce in custody. Bruce falling away from her with the most inappropriately calm expression in the world. He's put her through so much, doesn't he owe her this? Doesn't he owe her being safe for this period of time she gets to have him again? This situation is so many of her nightmares and explicit fears lined up like clay pigeons, and she had thought he understood. How could he do this to her?]
What are you talking about? [she breaks in at the end of his speech, louder now, because she thought she knew where he was coming from, incredibly flawed though his line of reasoning was, but there are several things that still don't fit together. She wasn't paying that little attention.]
ehe :>
He sighs when she talks again, quiet but the exasperation clear as he tips his head up, closes his eyes for a moment, rubs the pads of his fingers over his eyelids before dropping his hand and looking at her again. ]
You can transform, Betty. You turn into... I'm not sure into what yet, I won't know until I see it, but you can— [ He chokes on the lump in his throat, stops, swallows dryly and grits his teeth in fear, worry, anger. Not at her, though, never at her. ] You can hulk out. That's the power they chose to give you, and if you think that's a coincidence, then I don't know what to tell you.
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It takes another moment to step back and away. It's not like she doubts him, but if she could hulk out, she should be hulked out. But she knows he knows what he's talking about. That's the problem, really. Another problem. She's derailed from one angry train of thought by another equally angry one.]
How long have you known that? When were you going to tell me that? I can't believe you. [She's realizes she's backing away from him. Probably because she really wants to slap him. Nearly as much as she really doesn't want to. She's also louder than she wants to be, and drops her voice again.] I mean, don't you think that's something you should mention sooner? [She waves him off instead of letting him reply.]
No. Okay, no, you know what, this doesn't change anything but I'm really mad. I need... to not be near you right now. I'm going to go take a walk. [She starts to storm off, maybe to scream in the ladies room, but first turns and jabs a finger toward him.] We are not through here. Do not register while I'm gone.
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But he knows she's right in this point, and at least he has the decency to look guilty. It's not something he should have just kept for himself when he figured it out, but he's still trying to make heads or tails of her condition, similar yet not entirely to his own, and while in part he wanted to figure it all out before telling her, he also knows another part of him was just putting it off. Delaying the inevitable, out of worry, fear or paranoia. Possibly a mix of all three.
His mouth opens as if he's about to answer that, but then she talks right over him, and he holds back. Probably for the best anyway— when he's angry he always says more than he wants to, and sometimes that can have even more disastrous results than turning into a big green rage monster. ]
Fine. [ His tone sounds anything but, dry, terse and acidic. It's not fine, nothing is fine, and he's angry but he knows she has the right to be angry at him, so he ends up being angry at himself more than anything.
Some time apart might do them good, actually. They both need to clear their heads before talking about any of this again, and crossing his arms tightly, he shakes his head just so, then turns around and starts walking away from her, barely managing to avoid bumping into a group of natives as he disappears through the crowd with unsettling ease. ]
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She hasn't been this upset with Bruce in... she can't even remember a time that she had been this furious with him and he was also there to receive her anger. It was awful, but there was some part of her that was satisfied, too. Neither of them could pretend any of this was okay.
There's a lot to think about. She's going to be brooding for a while.]
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It doesn't take long for those feelings to dilute, slowly weakening until they're just a faint presence in his head. Once he calms down it's easier to not act on and speak the thoughts at the forefront of his mind, and rationality wins over whatever frustration or anger nearly took over for a moment there.
It's later in the afternoon, a few hours to the end of the convention still, when he finally gets back in touch. He debates on calling her instead, but this seems a little easier— to both handle, and think through on what to write before sending it in. ]
Are you still around? Can we meet now, please?
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She's sitting off in a corner near some other people tapping away on their phones, picking at the remains of an overpriced bag of chips and watching people taking pictures, when her communicator alerts her to a text message. She knows who it is without looking, and although the thought of not replying crosses her mind, it's dismissed out of hand. Her state of mind is as good as it's going to get, today, until she's made up with Bruce.]
By the fountain. Where are you?
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On my way there.
[ In fact he's already walking as he types up his reply, slowing down every so often to avoid walking into someone else's path— which almost happens once or twice anyway, as does the occasional bumping of shoulders, in such a rush he is to get to her. Once he's there, that's when he hesitates, his steps falter, and he approaches with an almost cautious slowness, especially when she looks up and spots him. But he doesn't stop, nor does he flee the opposite direction. ]
Hi. [ Awkwardly, then he goes on to add before she has a chance to say anything. ] Can we talk? Really talk, I mean, not just have some pointless argument. Can we do that? Please?
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Mentally waving off an unhelpful "oh really, 'pointless'?", she pats the space beside her on the stone bench that wraps around the perimeter of the room. The room is busy without being a carnival show, which is why she was resting here in the first place.] Is here all right, or do you want to walk?
[To somewhere quiet, maybe, if it's going to be a confidential sort of discussion. Overthrowing the government, invasive medical histories, that sort of thing.]
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