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I'm not spending any fucking money on a bracelet, so, just as a warning, don't tag me or you will regret it.  [ She may not look particularly intimidating but what she lacks in physical prowess, she more than makes up for by being filled with rage and an impressive amount of teenage passive aggressiveness.  She gives a rough shake of her head, annoyed, rolling her eyes. ]  This shit just seems like a good way to get punched.

[ Huff puff.  Debbie Downer here is not into this shit, ok.

She may or may not be bored at work, as well, so if you're in the neighborhood for some alcohol in a dimly lit dingy bar (that didn't bother with getting a sign, so markers away), please come annoy the new bartender.  She can be found leaning on the scuffed counter, scrolling through her phone with a perpetual sour expression on her face. Please don't ask for anything too complicated because she'll just make it up and you won't be happy. ]

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You must fucking love this place, then, huh? [ You know, save for the terrorists and vague reasoning as to their reason of being and AIs that are on some strange quest to do something she really doesn't care enough about to remember (because what it wants to do doesn't matter to her). ]

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Well, it's a step up in the world. I don't know that I love it. I was promised New York City. But this will do.

[For now it would be enough.]

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New York City? [ As if she's asking him really. ] Why would you want to go there?

[skyward_eyes]

My boyfriend is from... What did he call it...

[What were the words for it? How can you break cities down in understandable ways? Deling was one of the few back home that needed it, and they described districts by what was in them.]

I think he called it 'Manhattan'. I think that's a city inside a city? I don't know, Earth sounds weird.

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[ Oh. If she had more of a romantic heart in her, she'd find that sweet. ]

Yeah, some of the larger cities on Earth kind of divide themselves up. I think it has to do with how large the populations usually are. NYC is huge, drove up there once to try the pizza. [ There's a little warmth now to her tone. ] The pizza alone is a good reason to give the city a visit, even if some of the people are dicks.

[skyward_eyes]

[Wait until she meets Billy. The guy is sweet enough to balance out even sour people.]

I've met terrible people before. But I've never had good pizza. Just passable. Curry, that's where it's at.

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You ever make it to New York, you'll get good pizza. [ Though, she should warn him that he'll have to trudge through the less desirable places before he finds the perfect place. But, if his boyfriend is from New York, she doubts he'll have much trouble. ]

I've never had curry, actually. I can't really see it being better than a good slice of pie, though.

[skyward_eyes]

Oh, curry pie! Best thing ever.

[Apparently that's a thing where he's from, and Nida always adored it.]

So, if you're from Earth but not New York, where in the world there are you from?

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[ She makes a noise at the mention of curry pie. That does not sound good, Nida, sorry. ]

Nowhere, really. [ Liar. ] My dad and I traveled a lot for his work so I spent a lot of time in a lot of cities but never one place for too long. Nothing exciting, honestly. Eventually, all American cities end up being the same unless they're one of the 'big ones'.

[ Only if you don't have a social life and exist solely at home, school, or the local mall. ] Is it like that where you come from?

[skyward_eyes]

[Of course it sounds good. Curry is good. Pie pastry is good. Clearly they go together well.],/small>

Sounds like a military kid to me. Am I right?

Oh boy, Hyne is a mess and a half. Sure you're ready for that mess?

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Nah, nothing like that. We just didn't like to stay in one place for too long. [ Because they were on the run but details~ ]

And, to be fair, I bet most people's worlds are a mess. I know mine is. [ As much as she dislikes her current situation, she can't help but feel a tug of curiosity. Other worlds are fascinating, after all. ]

[skyward_eyes]

Earth is definitely a mess, every version of it. I once met a man named Leonardo, and he told me that sex between men was illegal. Can you imagine!?

[He had been offended on Leonardo Di Vinci's behalf.]

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I can, mostly because that's still a thing in many places of the Earth I come from. [ If she knew the Leonardo he spoke of was Da Vinci, she'd fangirl. As it is, right now, she's mostly just disgusted with her world (though, to be fair, that's almost always her case). ]

I'm guessing your world works a little better in that regard?

[skyward_eyes]

Still a thing? Horrid. Billy said that at least it was legal for everyone to marry now, so at least there is that. My world doesn't have that much.

[And he knows that he got eyed a bit back then for not being straight. Whatever. Like he cared.]

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My world still has a long way to go. [ And she doesn't believe it'll ever get better. Or maybe she's just pessimistic. ]

What's your world got? How's shit for people there?

[skyward_eyes]

Well, we wrapped up a pretty massive war a few years back, so things are sorta... Transitiony? Is that a word. Fuck it, it's a word.

But it isn't always easy. I've gotten side eye for displays of affection with other men.

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Seems like people in all worlds are judgemental cunts.

At least you probably don't have to worry about that shit here.

[skyward_eyes]

If anyone here gets in my face about it, they'll have a broken nose.

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Good. [ No other answer would have satisfied her, honestly. ]

[skyward_eyes]

Dude, after how Di Vinci was afraid to even hold hands? Yeah, I'll hit whoever.

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[ Pro-marker tag or not, he's not too bad so far.
—Hold up. ]

Like Leonardo da Vinci? [ She sounds a touch skeptical but there's giddy excitement layered beneath. ] Like The Last Supper da Vinci? Mona Lisa? Virgin of the fucking Rocks? [ All right, that name had a little embellishment but she is a little bit or an art nerd. She may or may not have owned one of those hipster artsy coffee table books all about the great renaissance man. ]

[skyward_eyes]

He mentioned something about painting and people said he was good. He made me a boar spear. Nice guy. I think he was sleeping with Warden Alistair.”

Which would probably mean nothing to her.

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That's probably the single coolest thing I've heard in awhile. [ It beats out robots and weird magic tattoos and other worlds. She also clearly has no clue who Alistair is (but go Leo, get it). ] I'm guessing you don't have it anymore?

[ Haven't people complained about weapon loss or something? Fuck, lame. ]

[skyward_eyes]

No. The powers that be here clearly stripped it from me.

[Nida is less than pleased. Now he's back to just sticks.]

I was going to have him do a naginata next. Guess I will have to buy one.

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Ah, shit. [ It figures. ] Sorry.

Hope you find one. [ As safe as this place likes to seem, better safe than sorry. ]