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It wasn’t easy for me. I’ll say that much.

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What’d you find out about the handshakes?

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As simple of an answer as you’d think. They’re for greetings, first meeting people, agreements. I broke a guy’s hand after I learned people respect a firm handshake and I made mine a little too firm.

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I lived in it as a nomad for a while. But not in ways other than knowing some friends, or the obvious connection to my dad.

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Oh, the things you feel guilty about now. But hey, at least it makes for a great story now.

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That high? This is going to be easier than I thought.

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Keep in mind, thats with us helping. Without? Youd hqve better luck getting hit by lighting 100 times in a row.

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Probably a good thing ordinary humans aren’t going them.

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Our odds, while better, are unpredicable currently. I cant say if we would or wouldnt survive. But given the stats of who of us have beaten Tier Fives, theyve got us 2-0. I dont like those odds.

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*Raises both of my eyebrows*
That’s... yeah, wow.

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Hmm. Iveb een working on establishing trade route with them for a while, but didnt really have a proper way to contact them about it.

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*Laughs*
It wasn’t malicious, I promise.

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*Taps my chin*
Yeahh, I’ve got no personal ties to the government itself. But if anyone could point you in the right direction, it’s… Well, it’s Lewis, but he doesn’t exactly frequent this place, huh?

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No, I believe you, I'm just impressed. Did you realize that his hand would break if you squeezed it that hard?

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I admittedly was smart enough to know. But with priorities as jumbled as they were, it got totally dismissed from my mind.

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*Laughs*
So you just take out this guy's hand. I hope he's not still mad at you.

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Didn’t stay that way forever. I helped a bit, and it was when we met, so he got to learn afterward exactly what I was and what my deal was.

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I need to know what was going through your mind in that moment.

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Almost exclusively “I have to make a good impression with this handshake!” I was told people respect a good, firm shake, so I interpreted it as a bit of a sliding scale, where a firmer handshake meant a better first impression.

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With an approach like that, I'd just be glad I still had a hand if I was that guy.

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I wasn’t as strong back then. Thankfully. That’s something that came with improvements I made over time.

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Those self-upgrades you mentioned?