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Mm, I'll keep those in mind. Guess it'll give me something to do while I'm here!

[then she pauses, regarding him carefully. she holds no ill will toward him, not at all; but still, she finds herself asking...]

You're one I can trust, right?

[darkbreak]

[You know, he can't blame her for even bringing up a question like that. It's reasonable and he'd probably ask the same thing were he in her shoes.

That doesn't mean he can't have fun with it.] If I said yes, would you believe me?

I'll leave that up to you to decide.

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You haven't done anything yet to make me think otherwise. Does that make me naive?

[she's clearly playing around too at this point. she supposes there's a chance of him lying to her, playing her on, but she gets the feeling he's not like that. or if he is, he doesn't lie maliciously; she knows the difference, having been there herself many times before.]

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I don't think so. If it does, it makes a lot of other people naive too. Not just you.

[Naivity could get them all killed, even the already changed ones, but the newcomers have to rely on someone. Just like how him and others had to rely on some of the kindness of the locals here. It wouldn't be right to betray the ones that need to rely on you.]

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I'm glad I'm not alone. It would be awful to be in a place like this without like-minded people.

Thank you, Riku.

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[Sadly, his thoughts on the matter differ completely from hers. No. He'd rather be a lone monster trapped here if it meant the safety of others. No one deserves to go through this.

He doesn't respond for a moment, though his tails flick wildly about before he does speak. Sorry, Vanille. He just feels strongly about this.]

I didn't do much, but you're welcome.