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Post by Kai on Feb 2, 2022 8:29:33 GMT
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"A what?"
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Post by Rie on Feb 2, 2022 9:27:41 GMT
"A eupha--...."
Ripley fell silent and stared at him. Was there even a point in trying to explain anything to this guy? He looked like a mess, and his looks seemed to be what he had going for him. She sighed, raising a hand to press two gentle fingers against her forehead.
"A figure of speech. When you say something you don't necessarily mean."
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Post by Kai on Feb 2, 2022 12:53:12 GMT
He stared at for a moment before shaking his head.
"I am no liar I say what I mean to say."
He said matter of factly as if that solved the entire conversation.
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Post by Rie on Feb 4, 2022 4:47:23 GMT
"It's not lying, you imb--...."
Ripley took a deep, steadying breath, gently rubbing her forehead. Where had this guy lived his entire life, under a rock?
"It's not LYING. It's like when you say somebody is an exotic dancer, but you really mean stripper. Like, it's not lying. It's just... embellishing."
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Post by Kai on Feb 8, 2022 5:19:51 GMT
Kai stared blankly, he obviously didn't know what the girl was talking about.
"Oh... yeah... right..."
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Post by Rie on Feb 8, 2022 19:42:35 GMT
She sighed softly, continuing to rub her forehead, trying to think of a way to explain this that this tiny, obviously neglected little jerk would understand. After all, if he didn't get what a birthday party was, his parents must have kept him locked away in a tower for his entire life.
Would he even understand THAT reference?
"Alright, Rapunzel, look. That's not important. The point is, this girl was normal, and it looks like she lived a pretty happy life... and somehow got involved in some pretty not-happy shit. So, the best place to start looking..."
With that, she turned, gaze immediately falling on a certain picture she had seen before. Holding it up, right in front of his face, she showed him the image: the victim, surrounded by a few other kids her age, all wearing shirts with the logo of the local college and smiling crazily and looking like they were having the time of their lives.
"...is her friends."
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Post by Kai on Feb 9, 2022 10:10:39 GMT
"Good idea. Let's go."
He would say with a nod turning to leave only to stop at the door and look back.
"And my name is Kai. Who the hell would name their kid that?! Fucked up."
Then he would exit the room.
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Post by Rie on Feb 10, 2022 3:37:53 GMT
She paused for a moment after he left the room and stared after him with a blank look. Did he seriously think that she assumed his parents had named him Rapunzel? "Well, it's a lot better than some keeper of the keys bullshit," she muttered, too soft for him to hear.
Yet, for whatever reason, a very slight smile played across her lips. Sometimes, it was easy to forget that Ripley even COULD genuinely smile... She was so stoic, so quiet and withdrawn, that it was easy to overlook the emotions that COULD actually be real. She gave a slight shake of her head, running the palm of her hand down the side of her face before moving to follow after him.
It was obvious that, if they were going to get any sort of investigation done... She was going to have to take the lead.
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