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@Thinslayer
Well Sofie's back to cowering again...maybe we can get them to talk and interact? or send them back to their dorms before the space shuttle thing so they can have midnight discussions.

AND AHHHHH I had to watch this lady do the sign over and over again while saying the word "900". Let's just say Sofie misunderstood, as did I.

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AHHH sorry for the slow post. I've been working on it on and off but can't seem to fully get into it.

Here's a meme or two!

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Sofie watched on as the others went, slightly flinching as she heard Ed say his facts. He knew he was a privileged kid, and he owned it. Sometimes, she came to hate people like that and other times she felt guilt for her victims in the past.

"As for the wealth I've amassed, I'll tell you exactly what I'm worth in sign language."
She looked on closely as he spread out his index and thumb. 900. He was worth 900. He had money around 100 times of what she had, and the chances and opportunities that she had never gotten. Sofie looked in on awe until it was her turn.
She'd already thought through her plan. She would list a bunch of close truths.
"My parents own a bakery, I knitted this sweater and...um...I'm a ninja?" She gave a nervous laugh.
"Those are so lame. You're obviously not a ninja" The tall girl rolled her eyes as the people around her twittered with laughter. Sofie blushed and sunk down further into her seat. Who knew high school students could have such a large effect on her?

She listened as the others went on, sneakily looking at Ed using the corner of her eye. He was like the majority of her victims, actually. Same wealth, same dignified stance, same clothes. If she hadn't stopped one day she might've actually had to kill him too.

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@Thinslayer Good! Let's do it!

And I'm excited for your next post. Don't overwork yourself though and I'm sorry you had a bad day...do you need any wholesome memes?

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3 sounds pretty interesting but it's kind of slice of lifey
I'd say you take your pick or I can choose two and you choose one from that. If that's the choice then I'll choose 2 and 3

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Sofie noticed the way that Ed talked to his father. He absolutely adored the man and that made her a bit sick. Did she see pure unadulterated deceit in Fenix's eyes...or was she exaggerating that? One day, Fenix would ask Ed to push himself. And Ed would do it, she was sure. And finally he'd regret it in the end...just like she did.

She was jolted out of her thinking by Ed's call
"Come on, Sofie!"
She smiled one last time to Fenix "It was nice to meet you sir." before she waved and followed Ed.

They joined the throng of people by the building and entered into a wide room, scattered throughout with beanbags and sleek white couches. Sofie took a seat on the couch, uncomfortably shunted to one end with the barrage of students finding a seat.
"Hey there, my name is Taylor...I really like that sweater, by the way!" The girl next to Sofie turned to her, unleashing her stream of words. Sofie jumped in her seat and clammed up. What was she supposed to say?

God, making friends was by the far the worst.

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And there's my post! I didn't move much with the Fenix dialouge so so very sorry for that, but I added a flashback moment to contrast the families.

I hope everything was okay! I'm starting to feel a bit better now...

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Sofie followed Ed as he rushed downstairs, confusion painted on her face.

"DAD!"
Oh.

Sofie looked closely at the man standing before her. He cleaned up pretty nice, with crisp corners and a handsome face. And when he smiled...Sofie frowned. It looked genuine. But what would Sofie know about genuine? She hadn't faced it one day of her life.

`'`

"Where is it? WHERE'S THE MONEY?" The man in front of her slammed his fist into the table, beer slopping onto it's surface.
"I couldn't do it." Sofie looked down at the floor, at dirty flip flops and bloodied toes.
"How hard is it to do THIS?" Her father snatched the kitchen knife from it's place on the counter and buried it in the table, barely missing Sofie's fingers as she moved her hand away. She clutched her sides, feeling a shake wind it's way up through her body.
"You're USELESS." He pushed her and Sofie felt brick beneath her fingers.
"I worked so hard to get you the task and you FUCK IT UP!" Her father's face loomed in front of her, his crackled lips, greasy face and bloodshot eyes staring her down.
"I'm sorry...I just...need help." Sofie let herself grab the kitchen knife, hiding it behind her back.
"You need help?" Her father instantly became quiet. He loved it when people needed help from him. He sat back down at the table and Sofie let out a soft sigh, moving to stand a few paces before him, near the door.
"Yes. I messed up. I need your help." The words forced their way through her mouth.
"Well, first of all you let the anger take control...

`'`

Sofie realised that her fingernails were biting into her palms and unclenched her fists, just in time to shake Fenix's hand.
"I am Fenix Valentine, substitute Martial Arts instructor here at Purcell and father of Edward Valentine. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, miss. Your name, if I may?"
"It is a pleasure to meet you too, Mr. Valentine. My name is Sofie Heichenback, I look forwards to meeting you in Martial Arts!" Sofie let herself smile, giving his hand a soft shake. Afterwards, she shrunk back a little and adjusted her sweater uncomfortably. Her hands felt dirty all of a sudden, shamed and guilty.

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Oh no! You don’t have to work on a side story, you kind kind person! It’s good that you’re getting a ton of story ideas though and I think that the father idea is really great. It also pokes a tender spot for Sofie because well...the relationship between her own family is very different than the one that Ed has with his.

I’ll write a reply as soon as possible. A lot of new irritating things have cropped up irl so I’m still in my horrible mood. I’ll write to the best of my ability though!

Thank you so much, Thin! :)

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Hit me with it!