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Penny watched the discussions with a detached air. One that was only partially an act. Binky’s words had slid off her without much impact, she didn’t think she was any paragon of morality after all, nor would she have claimed such. That wasn’t the reason she was so adamant against the Mint.

Absently she wondered if she would have been more willing to negotiate with the Mint if they had sent anyone [i]other[/i] then Chloe. The betrayals she had suffered at the dark girls’ hands were more than a slight weight against the dealings after all. Minor though the actions themselves were in the grand scheme.

But the offer of home, just to be abandoned not once, but twice. Penny would not give Chloe a third chance.

[color=9e0039][u][b]“My stance is unchanged.”[/b][/u][/color] She would state as attention shifted back to her. [color=9e0039][u][b]”All you have brought are words Chloe. And putting stock in your words nearly killed me once already. If you want me to be on board, in any capacity, I’ll need proof first.”[/b][/u][/color] She shook her head. [color=9e0039][u][b]“Debt annulment for those living at Sanctuary for example.”[/b][/u][/color] Her tone conveyed that she knew it was an ask too far, but also that she didn’t much care.

[color=9e0039][u][b]“Beyond that, I have nothing more to say on your contract.”[/b][/u][/color] Again she would dismiss Chloe, her regard for the dark girl falling even further, not that anyone would notice. But then again no one would pick up on just how far the girl had fallen, giving up on her beliefs so easily to Kayli.

She wonders where the girl she used to love had gone. If she had ever been real in the first place.

[color=9e0039][u][b]“I heard parts of an evacuation plan being discussed, and a housing issue that coincided with it. I’d like to shift back to that topic, but again somewhere more secure.”[/b][/u][/color] Penny would go on to say. [color=9e0039][u][b]“It does not need to be the Bastion if elsewhere would be preferable, but I would prefer that we move sooner then later. So that Wonderland’s spies don’t track down the new location if nothing else.”[/b][/u][/color]