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there's a place that i can show you! they make really good food, they ...
﹙ a pause. right. can't go there anymore. he adjusts his shades. ﹚
ah, they're probably closed. i'll show you the second best location. know chen's noodles?
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﹙ unfortunately, he won't. so, he simply chooses to shove his hands in his pockets with a small hum. ﹚
have any particular place you wanna go? stole some cash from knave, so i can spoil you rotten.
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﹙ slow blink. he looks towards zinnia's direction, raising his glasses to look at her. ﹚
hey zin. ﹙ he drops the cigarette below his foot, crushing it. ﹚ what'd you need?
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❪⠀zinnia flusters, oh. she didn't think that it'd be possible to feel something. she looks at nimbus.⠀❫
uhm, do youㅡ well, uhm. what is⠀.͟.͟.⠀what is the civilian like .ᐣ
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... i don't think you deserve to be collateral. and i think he wouldn't see you as one either.
﹙⠀nimbus talks, just as quiet. the look on his face softens.⠀﹚
... you two would be really cute together.
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.͟.͟.⠀you know, i have been thinking that maybe uhm. you and quake are right about at least my side.
.͟.͟.⠀i like him.
❪⠀the admittance is quiet about the person as if forbidden, well. it is.⠀❫
but it's okay if i remain collateral, that's what i was, created for.
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❪⠀zinnia blinks, following quietly as she looks at nimbus once again.⠀❫
.͟.͟.⠀mmhm. ❪⠀biting her lip, zinnia didn't know why she cared so much. maybe it's because nimbus had always looked after he. hadn't thrown her out as collateral before.⠀❫
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﹙⠀nimbus adjusts his shades.⠀﹚
getting attached to civilians won't do any of us any good. best cut it before it gets worse, right ?
﹙⠀he turns away, hands in his pockets.⠀﹚
... its for the best for them. they shouldn't be associated with me. you know why.
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﹙⠀a pause. he scoffs quietly.⠀﹚
i don't care. never even said this gut feeling was about anything in particular, it's why it's a gut feeling. i don't— i don't care about others.
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.͟.͟.⠀you can just say you actually started caring for something other than. all this.
❪⠀zinnia mumbled, looking away. she thought about her own self recently.⠀❫
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