Take your own, then. If they mean to distance themselves from you, surely they won't have the face to complain when none of your accomplishments have any tie to them.
[fuck 'em, more or less. don't let them lay any claim to what they chose to give up.]
[ she laughs - and then cackles at that last bit. ]
Shit, man. That's some flattery. Thanks. [ she seems kind of tired out after having to relive what she did, but. ] You absolutely would not want someone like me running a Sect, babe, but - thanks.
Nie, yes. Though I'm sure you'd be better at it than you think-- no one thought I could run it either, after all. And QingheNie is one of the more martial sects.
[maybe the most focused on fighting, honestly.
he still sounds casual enough, maybe faintly thoughtful.]
We both have our own places to return to, though, don't we.
Mm. Yeah, I have to go home. I - I think my friends could probably manage without me, but they're gonna need my connections if they're getting anywhere, so.
[ she sighs, rubbing at her face. ] Anyway, that's a good idea. Don't know why I never thought of changing my name.
[it really is unfair, he thinks, to meet someone he could come to some kind of understanding with-- and it's in a place like this. somewhere temporary, where one of them could so easily die, where even if they both survive they'll hopefully be returning to completely separate places.
the thought sobers him a little, and he sighs.]
-well, these things can be easy to overlook. Especially when they're something that troubles you.
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[fuck 'em, more or less. don't let them lay any claim to what they chose to give up.]
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... Heh. [ fuck 'em is right. ] I like that. I bet my dad would lose his mind. I don't know what I'd change it to, though.
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[he says that so casually it's- kind of hard to tell how serious he is about it?]
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and then, just - gently teasing: ] That was the worst fuckin' marriage proposal I've ever heard.
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[he fans himself-- but slows after just a few moments, peering at her over the top of it.]
Though if I knew any women like you in Qinghe, perhaps I'd think about it.
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Shit, man. That's some flattery. Thanks. [ she seems kind of tired out after having to relive what she did, but. ] You absolutely would not want someone like me running a Sect, babe, but - thanks.
I'll think about it. Nie, right?
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[maybe the most focused on fighting, honestly.
he still sounds casual enough, maybe faintly thoughtful.]
We both have our own places to return to, though, don't we.
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[ she sighs, rubbing at her face. ] Anyway, that's a good idea. Don't know why I never thought of changing my name.
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the thought sobers him a little, and he sighs.]
-well, these things can be easy to overlook. Especially when they're something that troubles you.