originally posted in:The New Dojo
"My father gave me my first gun at six...took me down to the range."
Star shook her head, anger clear on her face.
"I don't take losing like that well. Not the first time I've been out drawn, but..."
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, trying to calm down.
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[i]"Well, some healthy competition is good yeah?" [/i]
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Star sighed. "Not much competition. She's advancing far faster than I ever did. Nothing is ever enough for her."
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[i]"You sound sad about that?" [/i]
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"She has a problem, Naty. Self esteem issues. I worry sometimes."
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[i]"Damn. Maybe she just needs to feel validated at some point? I had the same issues when I was younger." [/i]
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"You'd think the constant 1st place awards would do that. Hey, maybe if she has an off-season you can meet her."
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[i]"Yeah, I'd like that." [/i]
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"She's kinda shy despite being on a stage constantly. She might be a little quiet around you at first. So, how's your sister?"
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[i]"Fûck..." Nat mumbled underneath her breath, stopping in the middle of the field. "Before I bring her up, You've gotta understand that Alex lived with my father until recently. And she was usually looked after by his best friend and ex girlfriend." [/i]
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"Umm...okay? Why? What happened?" Star stopped walking when she noticed Nat had.
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[i]"Alex is a little... -blam!-ed up. She's fine and all, but she doesn't understand how to act around people - She's loud, abrasive, brash, and a total whóre. Not in the hot bedroom way but more the 'Next to a school church' way." [/i]
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"Like, she'd openly have sex with anyone almost everywhere?"
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[i]"Yeah. The worst part? She uses that to get what she wants. She's a manipulative little bîtch, and... Well, I'll tell you about her mother in a bit." [/i]
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"She uses sex to get what she wants? Huh. I've dealt with people like that before."
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[i]"I really shouldn't focus on her bad side. She's a sweetheart. A manipulative, charming sweetheart with a bad attitude." [/i]
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"You don't get to choose family so you just gotta love 'em." Star shrugged.
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[i]"Yeah, no matter how shitty they are." [/i]
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"Exactly! Now, let's move onto another more positive topic. Hm...What do you do for fun?"
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[i]"Normally I just walk the town and see what kind of trouble I can get myself into. You?" [/i]
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"Target practice, some reading of light novels, meeting new people around here, working on my guns, and I do you for fun." Star chuckled.
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[i]"Right, I forgot to add 'Riding Stars' to that list." [/i]
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"Oh? May want to drop that "s" after Star. Wouldn't want you fooling around with other girls by the name of Star."
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[i]"Fiiine, but the pun only works with the extra s." [/i]
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"True, but I get just a taaaaad possesive sometimes, Naty. I like to know you're truly mine and mine only."
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[i]"Well that's good, because I'm not one for cheating. Unless it's in a certain poker game where I may have hid a one up my sleeve." [/i]