GUEST SERVICES - HUNTER

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Yeah. [She tucks her book under her arm and scurries over so she can offer her free arm to Hunter. She'll be a crutch for now!] Good thing it's not that far, huh?

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Yeah, really great.

[He's definitely getting her a little bit wet as he leans on her. Time to hop along.]

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[Along they go! Water's not her favorite but she'll deal because Hunter's a nice human.]

Might I advise you take someone with you when you go to retrieve your leg?

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...We're going to have to go back in the water to get it, aren't we?

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That's pretty likely, yeah. Think you're prepared for that?

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I don't really have much of a choice, do I?

[He sighs.]

I can ask Beau, I guess.

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[She perks up.]

Miss Beau seems like she'd be a lot of help! ...just make sure she doesn't push herself too hard if she's still sore, okay?

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She's like the coolest person I know here, so...

[He nods, though.]

Yeah. I'll make sure.

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Good. [Nodnod.] She's so cool...and really nice when you get to talk to her. I'm glad you guys are friends.

[Fwiendship :3]

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[After a moment, he nods.]

Yeah. It’s... kind of weird. I’m not really used to people being as nice to me as they are here.

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...why not? You're a really nice person! [And nice people should have people be nice back. That's how it works probably.]

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...That's sweet of you to say. Nice doesn't really cover everything, though.

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What makes you say that? [It's not even a disagreement, she's just interested in what Hunter has to say on the subject.]

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[A moment passes before he answers.]

I just mean... Even if you mean well, you can still mess us up and hurt people. You know?

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...yeah, I know. [And the cheer in her expression slips to something a little more neutral as they walk.] Is that what happened to you back at your school then?

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Not just there, but... There too, yeah.

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Sorry. I didn't mean to bring the mood down.

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Do you always apologize so much? [Just wondering.] You apologized the other day, too, for talking a lot.

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—Do you want me to stop?

[So, like. Yes.]

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Hunter! [NO.]

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I... That was an honest question!

[Please save him.]

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Yeah but that wasn't why I was asking! [Is there any saving him oh my god.]

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Okay, sor—

[He cuts himself off, but like. There is not.]

...Okay. Why were you asking?

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I guess it's because I'm wondering why.

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I mean, it kind of depends on the situation? Like, this time I made things weird, the other day I was going on about myself without giving you a chance to tell me where you're from...

[His crippling self esteem issues definitely have nothing to do with it.]

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Yeah but I wasn't even mad about either of those things. [SHE DOESN'T GET IT???]