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Too long. But that's better than going out there and getting hurt, or worse.

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That’s true. But are you excited for the change of pace?

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Sort of, I guess? It's a little bit hard to feel excited when you only know that you should be excited. You know what I mean?

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Hmm…
*Looks up as we walk*
I suppose the excitement isn’t there for the same reason. But in your shoes, I’d be filled with curiosity about why exactly you should feel that way… If that makes sense?

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*In the breakroom, spoons a small pile of loose leaf tea into a ceramic mug glazed with the scene of small golf course, and fills the rest with hot water*
You know, that's a great way to look at it. And it's not like things aren't getting better.

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That’s good! I would really hope so.

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Have you done any mission proposals yet?

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I haven’t. I’ve pretty much done just a lot of shadowing other people with a lot of the logistical stuff, but I don’t think I’ve done any mission proposals.

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Is there anything you really care a lot about?

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Wow. That’s a loaded question.
*Rubs my chin*

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Heh, sorry.
*Sits at a wide, polished wood table and sips at my tea*
It’s really the point of all of this, you know.

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I guess I really want to repair my family name. Do right by people, particularly people in the IA where it was soiled.

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*A smile plays at the corner of my lips*
You really are one of us. Okay, how do you think you could best pull that off?

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I’ve daydreamed in school a lot about playing superhero, like the Cerberus family or the Big X, but as idealistic as that seems, I don’t think another one of those is what people really need. Or want.
*Walks over and plucks a bottle if water from the fridge*
I guess… Fixing a lot of the corruption my dad left in the roots of the IA itself would be something that fits what is “needed or wanted”.

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From inside the political sphere?

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I don’t even know how far reaching it was. I know there was that, but also some shady stuff in the private sector.

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Where do you see yourself trying to fix things?

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That’s a good question that I don’t know the answer to off hand…

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We at least know where not to start. Which makes things harder, but that's okay—nobody has easy dreams.

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*Chuckles*
If they were easy, I guess they’d already be done.