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@Patches

"The inn I'm staying at has phones, yeah."

She had only been in New Wickborough for a short while, she isn't planning on leaving for another week or two, if she even decides to leave.

"Or we could meet at the Grapevine or something."
@Patches

Well that was unexpected... She had figured when they first met that Gregor was more one to keep to himself outside of a job. While she's not about to complain, she finds it a bit odd that he's being as open and friendly as he is.

"Hmm... I may have to take you up on that. Not much going on in terms of fighting competitions lately, but I still need the cash."
@Patches

"Yeah, she's tough, for sure. Although, I wasn't going all-out...not that I'll ever tell her that~"

Her mood has definitely lifted now that she's off the topic of home life, and onto the topic of Yoshimi. Seems the monk has taken a liking to the Machine girl.

"Technical progress is good, for sure, but old principles are important to keep from falling behind oneself."
@Patches

Stories? Specifically nasty ones? She takes a moment, scratching her chin as she tries to recall the most intense fight she could, given those are really the only stories she has.

"As far as actual rough stories go, I don't have much... The most intense thing I've done recently was our job. I remember I once hit a guy so hard I gave myself stress fractures all the way up an arm... Couldn't fight for a while."

Really, compared to intensive black market dealings, underground fighting was pretty tame. Sure she'd had some intense matches, but nothing where she'd nearly lost her life, or nearly taken someone else's.

"I fought Yoshimi in a legal match, once. Ended in a double KO."
@Patches

"Heh... Just kinda born bad, huh?"

Once upon a time she may have imagined being the same way, fated to maintain a life of crime. Obviously, that changed after she joined the Covenant. She lowers her voice for her next statement, staying sensitive to her environment and to Gregor's potentially precarious situation if the wrong person overheard.

"Black market... Bet you've seen all kinds of interesting things in your dealings."
@Patches

"Well, if we wanna go by that, guess I'm doomed to not amount to much."

After a few short minutes, she has finished off her meal, and pulls a neatly folded stack of bills from her pack, counting out the cash to pay for her food.

"A lot of my time was spent learning to pickpocket or steal food from vendors since mom liked to spend her money at speakeasies... There was one vendor I was on good terms with, so I could get free stuff from time to time, but it wasn't much..."

Her mood seems to dip slightly at the mention of her old life. Sounds like mom wasn't exactly the best at, well, being a mom.
@Patches

"Pff, jaded my ass. That old man's as lively and passionate as I've seen anyone. Takes real good care of his students and dojo."

She seems to think rather highly of the master, whoever he may be. Gregor may notice that she's already halfway done with her meal, and it hadn't been in front of her more than a minute or two. Seems the girl has a rather extensive appetite despite what she'd said about maintaining her figure. Though, if he could see her workout regiment, he may not be quite as surprised that she can eat like she does.

"I can't help but wonder if he ever plans on coming back here... Kinda miss the old bugger, but I'm not ready to go back just yet."
@Patches

"Hm? Oh, well, I was born here, but home life wasn't treating me well... Lucky me, I met the master of the Covenant's body branch."

In the middle of her explanation, her order arrives. Before continuing, she tears into a piece of bacon, taking a short moment to enjoy the fatty meat strip before continuing.

"The Covenant...is an old order of monks, based in Xiao... I studied there for eight years. Academics, martial arts, magic control, stuff like that. Don't really know much about the history of the place, never was the best history student. This is just the body branch's uniform. I could wear the full-sized gi if I wanted to, but...nah."

Her explanation complete, she falls silent and settles into her meal, probably eating a little bit faster than she should. It's been a while since she'd had a meal like this, and clearly she's finding it hard to resist for long enough to savor a bite.
@Patches

Oh, good. Well, at least, like he said, she isn't well known in the black market groups. Her scene is the underground fighting circuit. She hadn't realized she was working with a known criminal, but she supposes that wasn't exactly important at the time. As for what she'd been doing since then...

"Oh, y'know... Making some money in underground fight tournaments, using the prize money to pay for a room at some little inn nearby. Use some for the room, use some for food, save the rest for travel."

Truth be told, she's a long way from where she felt was home. Despite being born in this very city, the temple of the Covenant in Xiao was much more a home than New Wickborough had ever felt like, and she even still has family here. Not that she and her family get along well.

"That job was a nice little bonus, too. Too bad the adrenaline kept me awake for a few nights. Not really used to things like that."

Now that she mentions it, she does look a bit tired, dark bags just starting to form under her eyes. She's a tough girl, though. She's already getting back to normal. Those bags beneath her eyes looked far worse a few days ago than they do now.
@Patches

"Fair. I was expecting to see Yoshimi sooner than you, though."

She turns down his offer with a slight raise of her hand and a gentle shake of her head. As much as she enjoys a good fried strip of pig, she has her own order of it on the way.

"Gotta maintain the figure, y'know? Can't have too much of the stuff, no matter how tasty it is."

She gives her exposed stomach a playful pat with her comment.

"So what've you been up to since the last time we met?"
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