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text - PSA from Attleton Guardian's office

The effect on Attleton has faded. The town is safe to return for all who have evacuated, life is starting to return to normal.

An announcement regarding the October projects which had to be rescheduled will follow once normal conditions have been restored, at which point the Guardian's office will also hear your concerns.

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It sounds like she's trying to win your favor.

[ There's another long awkward silence. ]

Are you sure it isn't that she likes you?

What? Why would she?

[That's just...weird!]

I'm pretty sure. She calls me lazyass, and lazy fatass, and idiot all the time.

How am I supposed to know? It could be some people do that when they like you!

[ He grumbles to himself for a while. ]

I haven't dated anyone but a battle robot since my teenage years, I wouldn't be an expert on romance.

You don't know her. She literally electrocuted me in the balls before.

[He's completely serious.]

She sounds like dangerous company.

[ Why aren't you running. ]

[Well it wasn't recently, and she'd say he deserved it.]

Yeah, usually. She's always been like that and now she's not. I usually expect her to be standing over me, her knives ready to take me out but this, I don't know what to do.

[It's almost more comforting, because then he knows her motivations. He's used to being among people who are ready to stab him in the back at a moment's notice.]

[ This time the silence is far longer and when Cassian speaks again, there is no humor left in his voice. This is the Guardian voice now. ]

You shouldn't spend time in the company of people who are a danger to you. Do you feel threatened by her?

Not right now, she's acting weird.

[He sounds unconcerned about the state of affairs.]

I mean, I think I can take her if I have to. Usually I just let her yell at me, and kinda tune it out.

Yes, now she disturbs you by being overly friendly. How does she react when you don't respond well or in the same manner to her friendliness?

[ Yes, yes, he knows he's the only one concerned. That makes it worse. ]

Uh, I don't know, she's been taking walks and stuff it's all weird. I don't know what she's thinking.

So she doesn't become angry or violent over it? Has she hurt you or threatened you? Since you came to this world, that is.

[ Larxene, you are going to be under so much scrutiny. ]

Right now? No. She gets like that when I do stuff like forget to put my dishes in the sink.

[He hums thoughtfully.]

She hasn't hurt me, but since she came here she tried to kill me when we met. [He scoffs.] It was really rude, she used my water against me! [He hums again.] And she's pulled her knives on me a few times.

She's usually mad at me all the time, that's what makes this weird!

It was rude. Right.

[ His voice is back to exasperated now, but he's no less worried for it. More, in fact. Now if only Demyx were here so he could shake him. ]

I feel like we should have a conversation about this in person sometime soon. [ When he can shake him. Or maybe not since Demyx would see nothing wrong with that. Kriff it all. ]

I'd actually like to talk to Larxene, too, do you think she would mind?

Yeah, okay. Well, when we do I'll tell you if she got less weird.

[He hums a little.]

Probably not? I don't know. She talks to people.

Then I'll see about having a chat with her.

[ So maybe this comes out a little bit more grim than intended, but oh well. He is feeling grim. ]

You know you can call me if you have trouble with her, right? Say, if she's angry with you and you'd rather avoid her.

Thanks but she's fine. Even when she's mad, she stops screaming at me eventually.

[He shrugs, he isn't worried.]

That's not how being roommates should work. I have lived most of my life in barracks and then here with Kay and Sonico. Your comrades shouldn't be screaming at you all the time.

But then again, your army had an appalling lack of discipline.

I don't think you can call it an army so much. Armies are like the law right?

[They were the opposite of that.]

I'm really used to it though.

All tyrants will claim that they are the law. Besides, I have worked for three different insurgent organisations over the course of my life, I can tell you that no proper rebel group will tolerate infighting. Like I told you before, your organization suffers from bad leadership.

[ Yeah, sorry, your boss is scum in his eyes. ]

I wouldn't say that, and and anyway I shouldn't have to listen to Larxene! I outrank her.

[It's one of those moments where what he says probably isn't helping.]

[ A moment of silence.

Point made. ]

As I said, bad leadership. It's rot from the very top of the command structure.

[ Sorry, Demyx, but your boss would have to attain sainthood to regain any standing with Cassian. ]

Don't let it bother you. It's not your fault.

Well I mean it probably is, I haven't been very good at doing what I should. It's just Lea told me his plans and he'll, now I've become a traitor.

[That's...bad.]

Your commander is useless, you can't betray someone who has betrayed you first.

[ Oh, he's just working himself into greater moral outrage here. ]

You'd be a better superior if you had better role models. I wish my leaders were here, then you'd know the difference.

I just know my Superior. Wait I know I'm not good at it. No one listens to me and I don't get mean so... I could do better. I'm lazy. A bad example.

I doubt anyone else would want me in their Organization.

If I were recruiting for the Rebel Alliance here I would recruit you.

Fear and loyalty are not the same thing. Bad leaders don't understand the difference. Good ones win your loyalty without being feared.

[ He'd never really thought of himself as a good one, but... Well. Hard to do worse. ]

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