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"She took your knife and punched you in the face? Yep. She's still mad." Li glanced around the camp. "I can't attest to what you did back then but since my recent arrival, I've learned that your average Rabin splits their day between tennis, water aerobics, and time at the day spa." She shrugged. "This forest isn't all that entertaining. I dedicate my time to witty quips and hoping a Brom wanders close enough to stab. Pretty much as exciting as it gets."

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Ambrose shrugs passively. "But you're not second-in-command are you?" He then tilts his head. "If you have to report to the leader on every decision you make, then you're not really doing whatever you want, now are you?" He grins at her. "You're not really thinking clearly. I think you need to take a vacation. Go to the Bahamas or somewhere warm. I think the sun may help also brighten your attitude."

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Jett let out a loud sigh and flopped over onto his stomach, face in the grass. "There's nothing fun to do around here," he mumbled, his voice muffled through the ground. "I loved living here before... How did I manage?" he laughed. He rolled over again so he was lying flat on his back. "I guess I used to go into town a bit," he shrugged.

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As he flipped over, Li took a moment to examine her conversation partner. She wasn't usually the type for idle conversation but she wasn't finding Jett to be too distasteful. Maybe it's because talking to him might piss Sacha off... Or oh god. Maybe I'm getting more bored than I thought. When he flipped back over, she nodded. "I've heard a few people mention going into town. I haven't made it there yet. Anything there interesting enough to make the walk worth it?"

Li sat up a little straighter and grinned. "Bars you say? You had me at bars." She chuckled. "Food is good too. As wonderful as our furry woodland creatures are, I wouldn't mind some food I don't catch myself. Town sounds like a nice break from all the bickering with our pals across the river."

Li thought about the suggestion for a moment before nodding. "Sure. Sounds good to me." She stood and stretched for a moment. While Jett returned to his tent, she went to her own to grab some cash. She ducked back out quickly and was waiting as Jett left his tent. "Sooo.. I may have misread the situation but aren't you on house arrest? Well.. Tent arrest? Camp arrest? Whatever. You're grounded right?"

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Jett walked out of his tent at a brisk pace and kept walking at that pace, hoping Li would follow him. He glanced around the camp as he disappeared into the trees, and responded without looking back at her, "Yep. Extremely grounded," and kept walking. After they were a ways away from the camp he glanced over his shoulder and grinned at her. "But here I am."

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Li followed him, and sped up to match his pace. She laughed at his response and shook her head slightly. "Oh Sacha's gonna be pissed if she finds out. That should liven up the camp a bit. I like it." She grinned over at him. "You're not half bad. And I hate everyone. So that's pretty much the highest honor I can give."

Li shoved her hands in her pockets. "I can't blame you. That camp gets boring. I don't really see the point of grounding you either. What're you gonna do?" She shrugged. "But Sacha's the leader. It's her call. You picked the wrong Rabin to leave without a word. Next time, I'd go with someone who wasn't in a seat of power."

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Jett shrugged. "I mean, the whole grounding me thing is clearly not for the sake of the Rabins or so she can keep an eye on her prisoners. It's just a personal thing... revenge, punishment, penance, whatever. But I'm sure she'll realize pretty soon how stupid it is." He laughed softly at her last comment as they continued walking. "Well, that would make things easier. But I didn't really choose her, it just happened," he shrugged. He glanced at Li and added hesitantly, "I was a Brom when I met her."

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Li glanced over at him with an eyebrow raised. "Really? Sacha and a Brom? Man, you must be more charming than you look. I'm guessing you left the Broms at some point after you met? Broms probably didn't take it well? I'm feeling that there's definitely a story there."

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Jett snorted at her jab and smirked. "I suppose I am." He blinked and thought back to his time with the Broms, a part of his life that had begun to fade from his memory. "Yeah, I just kinda remember meeting her and forgetting about all that group stuff. When I left, or got kicked out, I honestly don't remember, it was a relief, and honestly, the Broms didn't care that much. They were just glad that a new pawn existed that they could use to toy with Sacha. They're kind of insane like that," he laughed.

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"Yeah they really are." Li laughed as well. "Don't get me wrong, I love murder and torture as much as the next guy, but even I have to draw the line somewhere." She grinned over at him. "Well well. Casanova wins the heart of the girl, leaves the evil Broms, and then leaves without a word. I think you got the ending wrong dude."

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"Yeah," Jett sighed in agreement. "This isn't quite where I thought I'd find myself standing either." As they walked on, he looked around at the familiar forest and pictured himself sprinting through these trees as a young, eager, Rabin. "If you asked me two and a half years ago where I thought I'd be at 18 years old, I certainly wouldn't have predicted finding myself as an Rabin 'prisoner' with an expiration date on his time allowed in the camp." He smiled slightly. "But at least I'm enjoying myself a lot more these past few days than I have been in a long time."

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"Expiration date?" Li raised an eyebrow. "She's gonna kick you out? That sucks. Do you have any idea where you're gonna go after this? Do you want to stay?" She surveyed the forest around her, wondering what she would be doing now had she not come to the forest. She shook her head slightly to dispel the thought, deciding not to think about it

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Jett sighed and gazed ahead with dull eyes. "I have no idea where I'm going to go." He blinked at her question, and thought deeply for a moment. When I came to the forest, I was absolutely dreading having to show my face around here again. But now... his thoughts trailed off uncertainly. "I miss this," he said softly. "so there's a part of me that does want to stay. But there's also a part of me that still just feels strange about being here."

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Li glanced at him sympathetically. "I get that. Hey, maybe you'll get lucky and Sacha will have a change of heart. She's pissed but she's not unreasonable. Maybe she'll cool off and give you a nice leaky tent on the edge of camp somewhere." She shrugged. "I've found that things generally work themselves out. You've still got hope."