Mm, it makes things interesting. And they were all bad guys, so --
[ so that was an easy choice to make! aerith, amused by how samatoki softens and is so familiarly protective of his gentler inner nature, puts a finger to her lips. ]
Your secret's safe with me, Mr. Hardcore.
[ and then she's taking him by the wrist lightly, leading him down the curling alleyways and winding streets to the more memorable parts of town by the slums, where kinds are playing and sellers are with their wares, and it's clear there are more than a few gangsters milling about. it just so happens, however, that one of these thugs is shaking down an old couple for protection money a street away.
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[ so that was an easy choice to make! aerith, amused by how samatoki softens and is so familiarly protective of his gentler inner nature, puts a finger to her lips. ]
Your secret's safe with me, Mr. Hardcore.
[ and then she's taking him by the wrist lightly, leading him down the curling alleyways and winding streets to the more memorable parts of town by the slums, where kinds are playing and sellers are with their wares, and it's clear there are more than a few gangsters milling about. it just so happens, however, that one of these thugs is shaking down an old couple for protection money a street away.
she pauses, frowning. ]
They've been doing that more, these days.