Genesis

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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."

(@jaywing93 My phone is currently failing me at quoting. Sorry ^^)

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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."

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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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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."

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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?"

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Goodnight!

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Jett sighed. "Well, right now I'm a swordsman without his sword." He gazed sadly toward Sacha's tent. "I used to be a fighter during my time here, but Sacha took my switchblade as part of my house arrest deal thingy," he admitted with a shrug. He thought about anything else he did for fun, but came up embarrassingly blank. "Honestly, I haven't gotten to do much over the past two years for my own pure enjoyment. And everything from my time here is still so foggy."

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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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Jett rolled his eyes and grinned. "Well, I appreciate that." He felt much better than he had earlier that morning, and felt officially cheered-up. He glanced around and went on, "So, what do you do around here? I mean, what's your rank?"

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Li took on a dramatic tone. "Well I generally lie around and write poetry in between bouts of complaining about the injustices of the world but in between thaaaat.." She chuckled before returning to her normal tone. "Rank-wise, I'm a fighter. Got the pointy metal stick in my tent to prove it. What about you? What do you do when you're not getting punched in the face?"

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Jett pulled his knees loosely up to his chest and gazed off towards the forest, his eyes distant. "Yeah. But then again, foresight never was my specialty," he added, glancing at her with the slightly hint of a smile. He nodded and her introduction and extended his hand. "Good to meet you. I'm Jett, and hopefully you can one day believe that I'm not entirely a jackass---at least not all of the time," he smirked.

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Li took the offered hand with a grin. "I wouldn't worry about that. I'm sure you'll find that I excell at being a jackass. One of my many talents." She chuckled. "Whatever went on between you and Sacha back then has no effect on me. I won't judge you on being a super douche."

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Jett held up his hands defensively. "Hey, it's not entirely as bad as it sounds! I just couldn't handle all of the death and destruction I was seeing around me on a day to day basis, especially with the girl I love at the center of it all. But she couldn't bring herself to pull away from the danger of being leader," he shrugged. He paused, and added quickly, "I'm not making excuses, though. I know it was a terrible thing to do... but hopefully she won't be dying to punch me again for the rest of her life," he chuckled, gesturing to his swollen nose with some dried blood from the bloody nose she'd given him when he arrived. "This was my 'welcome back' gift."

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Li laughed. "Well well. You're probably lucky that's all she did." She shrugged before settling back on her hands. "Sacha's no coward. She's not the type to run from this, especially when she has a responsibility to the Rabins. You probably should've mentioned you were leaving though. That might have been nice of you." She glanced over at him before looking up at the sky. "I'm Li, by the way."