[quote=Tyki]
"a month is not long enough. if you wish to equal me then you're going to need multiple decades, maybe even half a century depending on how dense you are" he says evenly, as if simply stating facts regarding the issue as he continues walking with her, bending down to grab his mask before brushing it off and adjusting the breathing apparatus
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"That will...not do." She says. "I have a month.........if I fail......I will lose my rank, and be exiled." She says, the thought of it making her sweat bullets.