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[color=f26522]"Would you accept a trade as an apology?"[/color]

[color=6ecff6]"Hm?"[/color] Xinyue looked back over to the squirrelly faunus with a newfound curiosity. She was expecting the rather lame excuse that he gave of him not being used to crowds and having "a lot on his mind", as if being aware of one's surroundings could possibly be too much to think about at any point in time, and she expected him to accept that what was done was done and moved onto wherever he was going. However, she wasn't expecting him to then rescind said lame excuse as quickly as he did, and she certainly wasn't expecting him to insist on a confirmation that his apology would be accepted. Had she realized he was one of [i]those[/i] types, Xinyue could've easily adjusted her response so that it showed a little bit of courtesy towards the guy on her end. Unfortunately, hindsight was 20/20.

Xinyue wasn't so sure the "trade" was necessary. After all, she didn't know if the squirrelly faunus could even give her what she would hypothetically want from him. But then she noticed what he was initially offering; that strange bacon-like substance that was supposed to serve as some kind of snack. She leaned over and sniffed in confirm that, yes, it [i]did[/i] have that scent of meat, but then closed her eyes.

[color=6ecff6]"As much as I appreciate the offer, I can't accept it. Strict vegan,"[/color] she shook her head as she this, before looking straight into the squirrelly faunus' eyes, this time with a considerably softer gaze, [color=6ecff6]"You seem rather... contrite, compared to what I was expecting of you. A normal person would've forgotten about such an incident in its entirety by now."[/color]

She listened patiently to what the other faunus had to say... assuming he could find anything [i]to[/i] say about her insight of him that was, and whilst she listened, Xinyue got to thinking. This was the first faunus she'd talked to since back at Mirage Academy, and that would have been a couple years ago. Furthermore, she knew barely anything about the other students since she chose to just focus on her [i]own[/i] grades for both Mirage and Signal. The perfect opportunity to get to know this specific faunus was right here and now.

[color=6ecff6]"Tell you what. You give me information about yourself; hobbies, interests, secrets, motivations, lifestyle choices, what have you, and I'll accept your apology once I've ascertained a good understanding of you as a person,"[/color] Xinyue offered, a seemingly innocent smile present on her face.

[color=6ecff6]"You may start with your name, if you so choose..."[/color]