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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:53 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:02 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:20 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:31 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:24 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:17 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:37 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:51 pm
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She listened attentively, her expression sympathetic. Of course it couldn't have been easy. Even as badly as it seemed Roka had wanted out, it couldn't have been the quickest decision he'd ever made. Nodding in understanding, she put the topic aside, knowing now it was none of her business to press him about it. Besides, it was self explanatory to anyone who had known the Toshiro heir before.
When he looked to her, she kept her head up, her eyes meeting his. "Reputation is such an awful word. Even now, so far away from home it's something to worry about, though I guess what we were doesn't hold much weight here." She stayed quiet a moment, her eyes falling to her knees, before lifting back to his, accompanied with a small smile. "At least we're not completely part of that society anymore, right?"
At his groan she tensed a little, sure she had said something wrong again, but relaxed as he spoke again, nodding in recognition. "I guess I am the lucky one, then. But you're doing much better here than I am, I'm sure," she added, offering what she hoped was an encouraging smile. Given her current status, he had to be.
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:29 am
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:19 am
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She stayed quiet, thinking. "It's a different kind of reputation I'm trying to earn, now. I'm fighting my own, it seems," she told him quietly, pushing her hair back again, her face falling when he called her by her nickname. "I don't really have my 'Dove' reputation here, and I don't really care if I've got it or not." She offered a weak laugh. "I even got fired last week, from probably the biggest business in Kodo."
"The reputation I do have here isn't the one I wanted. My old reputation can't help me with the goals I have now, unless people actually believed in it." She shrugged a little, her expression weary but hopeful. "In any case, it's your impression to have, and things wouldn't be half as interesting if we were the same, now, right?"
"I guess I do have the option of going back, but I'm not sure I ever will. I paid a lot for my 'freedom' too," she told him, her hand falling to her chest, the white gold, ever-present locket missing. "I had started to think it was a pretty good investment in my future, considering how much I've had to learn so quickly, but it's starting to wear me down. I'm not giving in, though, and I'm not going back to Sinnoh any time soon." Or ever. Her reasons were her own, however, and she wouldn't burden him with them. "The baggage from my past isn't what's keeping me back. None of those people matter here, or at least, I haven't seen a situation where anyone would care." Her eyes stayed low as she thought. "I'm sure your family misses you...and it must be hard, but you're not thinking of going back, right?" He seemed at ease here, now that she had taken the time to reflect on his actions back home.
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:32 am
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:43 am
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:09 am
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:34 pm
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