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[insinning]

no, not really.

even if it wasn't Winter

It felt like a betrayal. I can't shake the feeling and that makes me feel worse.

Does that make sense?

[threatmewted]

Yeah, it does.

I mean. You saw how I was earlier. It's tough knowing that Cubia can twist your friends around so much you can't even trust them anymore.

Want me to drop by?

[insinning]

I could use the company.

[threatmewted]

Where are you?

[insinning]

Phantom Operative guild hall. I'll send you an invite to let you in.

[giving access now]

[threatmewted]

[Catgirl: arrive.

Wheremst is the boy.]

[insinning]

[Curled up on a couch in the hidden back rooms - the door's been propped open for Shoka to enter. He's playing with a deck of cards, absentmindedly shuffling them.]

...hey.

[He looks a little less pale today at least!]

[threatmewted]

Hey yourself. How are you holding up?

[Coming on over.]

[insinning]

[ Shoka had been honest with him, so he'll be honest too. He's got a game of solitaire happening]

I've been better. I didn't realise how I've been taking healing for granted until now.

[His wound still hurts ]

[threatmewted]

I'll bet. I'm lucky I managed to get out without anything permanent.

[Especially considering how much people were getting slammed...]

...We might have to rely on less and less people the more of these fights we do.

[insinning]

...I was lucky Hien arrived when he did or it would have been more permanent for me.

[He thinks about Tylor's injury and frowns]

It will be difficult. But we'll have to be more careful. We know some of the abilities they're capable of, and they seem to be related to dungeon curses or effects.

[threatmewted]

Hopefully this last fight will have taught people to be cautious for the rest of them. I don't want to think about what happens if we run out of steam.

[Or just, you know. Players.]

[insinning]

They seem to be coming in twos, aren't they?

[He finishes his game of solitaire and picks up all the cards, shuffling them again]

It's going to be a long month...

[threatmewted]

Ughhhhh. It's like I've got a whole new job with super demanding hours.

[insinning]

With more reliable co-workers?

[threatmewted]

I dunno, seems kind of unfair to say that when I barely remember my old coworkers.

[insinning]

Mm, that's true. I hope you find us reliable regardless though. As friends.

[Does Shoka want to play a game of go fish with him? Sinclair is working hard to keep distracted after. Everything]

[threatmewted]

People here are pretty reliable, if you ignore the Cubia influence.

Gonna play a game?

[insinning]

Sure, if you feel like playing anything with me.

[threatmewted]

What game are you in the mood for?

[insinning]

Go fish? It's the easiest to play with just two people.

[What other games can they play?]

[threatmewted]

Sure.

[She'll take a seat across from him.]

[insinning]

[Dealing the cards then]

What card games do you normally like?

[threatmewted]

Don't usually play them, unless it's a minigame.

[Fanning her hand out in front of her.]

You wanna go first, or should I?

[insinning]

You can go.

[He'll just reorganise his cards for now]