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originally posted in:The New Dojo
11/9/2016 2:11:01 AM
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[i]She flinches from the hand moving towards her. She slowly gets up on her own again, leaning on a table for support.[/i]
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"Listen, kiddo. Let me help you out. Why were you stealing that gun? Money? I can give you some money, kid. I've got too much than I know what to do with. First, though, what's your name?"
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[i]The girl's voice is barely loud enough to hear.[/i] "...Artemis..."
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"Artemis, turn and look at me, alright? I ain't gonna hurt you."
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[i]Artemis looks up a bit, but doesn't look Grant in the eye. She starts to cover her face with her tail.[/i]
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"What currency do you want? Caps? Dollars? Legion Denarii?" [b]I begin to rifle through my pockets, looking for my wallet.[/b]
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[i]Her voice was extremely quiet.[/i] "Anything..."
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"Well okay." [b]I find my wallet, and pull a wad of cash out, pretty hefty. I hand it to her.[/b] "That's about... 5000 dollars, I think. Not that much to me, but you look like you need it. Where's your parents, kid?"
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[i]She looks at the money happily, but at the mention her parents she gets upset.[/i] "At the den. Probably happy I'm gone."
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"What do you mean? You and your parents having problems?"
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[i]She starts to tear up.[/i] "Problems? Yeah, me."
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"Damn, kid. Parents disown you or somethin? Same thing happened to me, before I joined up with the NCR."
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[i]She shakes her head.[/i] "No, but they would if they could."
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"What happened, kid? How do you know they hate ya?"
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[i]Her ears flatten to her head.[/i] "My father has told me he hates me countless times...and I deserve it. I'm nothing, but a runt."
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"Kid... If your dad's like that... Tell him to fûck off. People like that don't deserve kids. They don't deserve anyone. You said you're a runt? You've got siblings? Do they hate you?"
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[i]She starts to cry.[/i] "That's the problem, I don't have any."
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"Well... Damn kid. I'm sorry. Are you planning to go back to them? If you are, you shouldn't. If they hate you they won't bother to come look. Stay here at the Dojo. It'll be best for ya, kid."
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[i]She shakes her head.[/i] "I have to go back."
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"Why, kid? What's stopping you from staying here?"
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"The code. I can't go against the code. The code is life. The code is the clan. The code is me."
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"What the hell are you talking about? You're in a clan? A code? Damn the code, that environment isn't safe for someone like you!"
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[i]She shakes her head.[/i] "I have to go back, Grant."
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"Fine. If you have to go. But you'd better believe I'm coming with you. I'm not letting shit like this happen to a kid. Never. I'm making sure you'll be okay there."
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[i]She shakes her head again.[/i] "Outsiders aren't allowed in, I'm sorry. I deserve this, just let it be."
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"You deserve this? What could you have possibly have done to deserve being hated? Who the hell would do that to their own daughter? It's inhumane! It's goddamn monstrous."
