@ciri.lla

[persists]

I think we should all meet up on a monthly basis to go over any useful information. Weekly is too much — I'm not looking for that kind of commitment. While this... correspondence can provide use, does anyone else feel more comfortable face-to-face? Not relying on this thing to discuss our secrets?

[ She doesn't understand it, really. Barely understands how to utilize it to communicate. So... here comes the challenge: showing her discomfort without feeling vulnerable. ]

I'll buy the first round of drinks if the lot of you agree.

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[persists]

...I don't know what to think. I'm not the best judge of character, I understand the risk we all pose to them. A risk that they can't afford to have. If we bring any issues, we will be the first ones tossed out or turned over. I believe they are trying to do good, but people who want to do good also stay focused on their goal.

Before we arrived, they didn't even know what we were.

[frostedplum]

It's hard for me to not want to lean on them a little, because they took us in and helped us get familiar with everything. Even now that it looks like I can move out soon, I want to help them to repay them for what they did.

[persists]

It's not wrong to find loyalty.

I've found myself indebted to them as well and given my word to assist, I'm just not keen on it. I've done dirty jobs and worked for questionable people — no one will ever be clear on their intentions. It's... I'm just worried about being dropped here with no resources or connections, worst case scenario.

[frostedplum]

It's definitely been tough. We have no information on who brought us here or why, and it's been Morningstar that's helped us when they didn't have to, but...

But they might want me to do something I don't want to do. You heard the news about the border guards, didn't you? I definitely didn't kill them, and I don't know that anyone else did either, so I'm not sure if the police are trying to pin it on Morningstar, or if some of them really did do it.

[persists]

[ Ciri tenses up a bit, feeling almost bitter. ]

Depends on the circumstances. If Morningstar had to kill — if any of us had to kill to protect our own objections and greater good... so be it. Morningstar gives me hope that someone has their head on straight to keep priorities afloat, but we weren't born and bred Morningstar. We weren't recruited by traditional means.

I think we'll always be outsiders.

[frostedplum]

Oh.

[ Yeah, Mei doesn't think she can say the same here. ]

I'll keep that in mind when dealing with them.