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[serpent_ruin]

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Hn...

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[xtrnlmonologue]

I'm going to assume that this isn't just you idly tapping at your keypad...

Can I assume that this is a secure entry?

[serpent_ruin]

You would assume correct on both accounts.

You know... I didn't worry about Nariko, because of all that she's been through, because if she's still standing after all that, and is this old, at least...

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Kimiko is another matter...

Please, if you have any comments about me going soft, get them out of the way up front.

[xtrnlmonologue]

Soft? No.

If anything, I'm going to be insulting you in the opposite direction as this conversation continues.

You have concerns for her... Why don't you elaborate?

[serpent_ruin]

That child has been through an awful lot.

What she's lost...

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I realize it's unusual of me to think this, but given what path I've set for myself, I wonder what right I have to be doing what I am. What my presence alone could eventually invite to that girl, without her knowing...