Yuffie' head HURT and she was sure she looked like shit. But she was a top of the line thief for a reason. Many reasons. One of them being she could fake her way though more then most. She felt like quite the little fool for practically using Jinx as a very large handkerchief.
She sat through Jinx's running about with her hands over her face, trying to calm back down. For fuck sake she was not a little kid. She could work with this, it was just another job. Just something else she had to do.
Finally feeling back in some semblance of control, Yuffie looked over to see who this person Jinx was enamored with was. And blinked a few times. Wow. Not what she had expected. He seemed nice and all so far but...really....not what she had expected. Jinx...Always struck her as having interesting taste though.
"Getting wasted sounds great." She said still a little shaky but a lot less so then before. "Nice to meet ya too. And I know about strange power surges. I have had some interesting electrical shit in my apartment." Talking about random things made her able to focus on something. That made things easier.
"I brought stuff so J wouldn't have to steal cloths anymore." Yuffie faked a smile and hoped to anything that would listen that it was convincing. She was not willing to subject herself to being that big of a mess for longer then was absolutely necessary. Especially in front of people who she didn't know.
For just a moment, she was oblivious to what she had done, her emotions spiking. Yet she saw Shunsui jump. Since he was so near to her, she became alert, growling as her eyes shifted toward what she had done. Her eyes came back to Shunsui when she caught a glimpse of the twitch in his hand. That calmed her, thinking about his instincts from being a cop for so many years. Jinx still had much to learn about this man. She still had much to memorize about his behavior.
A surge in the power lines. There were many of those surges when Jinx was around. The things she had accidentally broken in Shunsui's bedroom when she lost control. Lately, she had been trying to control her anger, but the occasional light bulb fell under her wrath. If she let her temper too out of control, it would become noticeable. They would begin to connect the flashes of pink with her emotions as they spiked. And one of the worst things would be if her eyes began to glow bright pink. That would bring on too many questions that would not be easily answered. At times she wished the two men were as dense as Tommy was, then she could get away with murder. Speaking of which, that message was still on her cell phone.
Now that she had been silent for a while, zoning out and staring at the lamp, she felt calmer. Turning back to the conversation, she looked up to Shunsui and saw the tinge of discomfort in his expression. Giving him a wink, she put her hand on his chest, glad of his politeness. Silently she mouthed "Thank you". Right now she began to block out the emotions Yuffie had been sending, trying to pretend nothing was wrong. She was not at all empathetical and she was not soon going to start, so forgetting what had been there just a moment ago was easy. That was also how her moods worked, constantly fluctuating.
Turning back to Yuffie, hoping she had gotten ahold of herself, she gave a weak smile. "Thanks for coming, and bringing my shit." And now, was it time to make an escape? What was the worse decision to make? She could ask Shunsui to go grab one of the many bottles of alcohol from the kitchen... yet that would mean Yuffie may begin to break again. But if Jinx went and grabbed it, she would probably end up curled between Jushirou's feet as he cooked, on the floor with no plans of returning to the scene until dinner was served. ...and at that moment, Jinx made a grave decision.
After kissing Shunsui on the lips, holding there for longer than what was probably socially acceptable, a bit more sensual than intended as well, she gave him an apologetic smile. "How about you go grab us some beer or something and another light bulb, eh? Please, ShuShu." She was giving him an escape. Though her eyes were trying to scream for him not to leave her, the grin across her lips begged to differ. And forcing herself, she sat back down on the couch with Yuffie, except a couch cushion away. The assassin was trying to be compassionate, she really was, it just was not working for her. "All right, Yuff. We're going to get really drunk, listen to a lot of Madonna, eat awesome Japanese food and talk about stupid shit." And then her mind, trying to be anywhere but in this situation, came to a conclusion. "Wow... I'm the only Italian in the house. Sometimes I get the feeling that Japan is migrating..."
Jinx really hoped this decision was the right one.
Yuffie didn't look at Jinx once ShuShu left the room. She could guess that she had made Jinx uncomfortable. She had very little ability to interact in a way that seemed proper to well....she had thought being in love meant she was dying. That seemed to be a problem and then just a bit after that revelation she had basically used the girl as a tissue. Smart Yuffs, smart.
It was a whole hell of a lot easier to focus on Jinx or on the embarrassment of the situation instead of the fact that it felt like she had a hole in her chest. What the hell was she going to do. What the hell was she going to do? If this kind of mess kept up then there could be all sorts of problems. And it would do her no good to be distracted in any case. Watch her try to go on a job like this and get herself shot...
"Getting waisted sounds amazing, does it have to only be Madonna and I am so hungry you would not believe it. It smells great and I don't think I've eaten since...sometime yesterday..." Yuffie looked up and finally actually looked at her friend.
"And it's safe to say you like the migration from who you surround yourself with. Also..." She looked at Jinx and was sure that had been the same thing she had last seen her in. "Do you want to get changed now?"
She was also trying to avoid thinking of anything even remotely related to her current depression so she immediately did what she did best, well...besides thieving...and code breaking...and the other things she was best at,Pestering.
"And another thought, that's ShuShu? I mean...seems nice and all but that's him?"
Yuffie was sure her act was nowhere near convincing but she hoped J would not call her on it. She was barely able to focus now and if they headed back in that direction she didn't know how long it would take her to settle back down again.
Jinx knew how that one felt. Not eating for days because you forget, or you can't keep anything down no matter how hard you tried. When Jinx went three days without eating, she was too busy hunting down Gin to think of taking care of herself. Whenever she thought of food, she felt as if she were going to throw up. When Shunsui brought her home, Jushirou had worked hard to fix her something to eat and she could barely take a few sips before needing to vomit. Luckily in the morning, her appetite had returned and she began the gradual weight gain that had made her break 100 pounds. Admittedly, she was a bit angry looking at the group of fat cells that had taken root in her stomach, but Jushirou told her she looked healthy. Although she pulled off the Holocaust survivor well, she did not look very attractive. And now she was a bit excited every time she passed a mirror and saw the curves of her own ass.
"You need to eat, Yuff. And Jushirou will gladly stuff you as full of food as he can. God, he cooks better than anyone I've ever known, the lizard man included. Caiman would be put to shame by Jushirou's cooking." Yes, getting off the bad subject was good. That statement was blunt and obvious, but needed to calm Jinx's mind. So talking about the people she cared about, who were still alive, who were in the next room over, was a good thing. And with the suggestion of changing into something else, actually doing something to take Yuffie's mind off Cloud.
Standing from the couch, Jinx tried her best to smile. "The migration is nice. I get good food and interesting culture out of it. And I finally got used to the whole taking off your shoes at the door thing." Stretching a little, trying not to look Yuffie directly in the eyes, she motioned toward the doorway. Oh yeah, she could see right through her, see the pain, but right now she could not deal with it. Maybe later, maybe when things had calmed down and Yuffie had eaten, things would be better. "All right, Yuff. Want to help me haul everything upstairs to ShuShu's room? I think I'd like to change into something that doesn't have bloodstains on it..."
And as her words drifted away, she heard Yuffie's pestering and her body froze for a moment. Looking back to her friend, the assassin frowned and narrowed her eyes, putting her hands on her hips. When you ate food, you gained hips. Who knew? "Well, what were you expecting? Did you think I was going to end up with a scrawny punk kid like Tommy?" Thinking about Tommy, her only living ex, she snickered a little. And then she was back on track. "Yuff, he's the nicest, most handsome guy I've ever met in my life, he smells fucking awesome, and god... the things that man can do with his hips..." For a moment she drifted off, grinning to herself, completely forgetting the situation and even blushing a bit.
When she snapped back into reality, she tried to frown at Yuffie through her bright grin. "What, do you have a problem with him? I don't see anything wrong with him in the least."
"Well if it tastes anything like it smells I will probably just have to make it a routine to break in for leftovers." She wasn't the type to stop eating when she was unhappy normally. There was a bit of a question of what she would put up with, but she tended to keep food in mind. This had been more of a not having gotten around to food before everything...then sleeping and freaking out had taken importance over food. And...well who knew if she was serious about jacking leftovers? It was nowhere near the strangest thing she'd done.
"Imagine having to do the shoe thing as a kid and trying to explain it to other kids. It was not alway fun." Yuffie pointed out as she followed jinx to her stuff. She hoped she had gotten everything, in her daze she hadn't really been thinking.
She picked up a duffel bag and threw it over her shoulder, but when she looked at Jinx she had to restrain a laugh. She looked like a little kid who was being told their puppy wasn't as cool as the purebred down the street. Speaking of puppies, she should get back in contact with that guy about the lab puppies. She could use something like a puppy to take her mind off things.
"I haven't really gotten a chance to get an opinion yet J. He seems cool though. Just...um...I figured your type would be a little different." Yuffie shifted the bag a bit. "And let face it...I didn't think the whole Tommy thing was a good idea. So this is a major improvement."
Breaking into the house for leftovers was probably a very bad idea, especially for these guys. Even though Jushirou would have probably been flattered by that, he would still not appreciate finding one of the best thieves in the city digging through the refrigerator in the middle of the night. And although it would be nice to see her friend more, it was still not going to fly. Though it was not the strangest thing she had ever done. She had heard too many stories about the amazing Toaster War for jacking leftovers to be strange behavior for Yuffie.
Jinx grabbed the rest of the stuff, carrying it quite easily. For being so small, she was very strong. She needed to be to do the things she did on a daily basis. Walking on her hands was a good workout. So was Shunsui. Even though she had been gaining weight because of Jushirou's cooking, Shunsui gave her a nightly workout routine. For the time being, she had pretty nice abs.
Still trying to frown at Yuffie, she rolled her eyes. "Tommy was totally different. I got set up with a gay kid's twin brother who subsequently had a really nice ass." And then she whispered, "And it had to be a good idea enough. He was the only guy at the time I fucked and didn't kill." Giving Yuffie a wink, she turned around and began to walk toward the staircase. "What did you think he would be, Yuff? Honestly? Did you think he would be younger?"
She walked up the stairs and into Shunsui's bedroom where she had become much too comfortable. After dropping everything she carried in a pile in front of the closet, she came to sit down on the bed. Every time she walked into his room, her heart started racing a little faster with his overwhelming scent on everything. She gave a glance down to the small trashcan next to the bed and smirked at how many condom wrappers were in it. Looking back up, she gave a weak smile. "He's so much more than I deserve and he treats me like a normal human being. He thinks all the stupid shit that I do is cute... and he calls me beautiful. Yuffie, no man has ever called me beautiful. He and Jushirou are total dorks... but I have never been this happy before in my life. Hell, I've never really been happy before. For the first time I feel like I have a family."
"Younger, possibly richer, maybe wearing a tux." Yuffie said following Jinx to the room. "And I liked Billy a hell of a lot better then I like Tommy. Then again...I've only talked to Billy...Tommy I've heard about. That might have something to do with it." She rambled on a little, still feeling off and her thought train appeared to be attempting to go external.
"Well I'd think it was silly if you were with him and he didn't say so." Yuffie had a sort of fucked up fairy tale idea of love. It was stupid. But she still believed that people should be able to find that. She was a bit more of an optimist then she liked to admit, though at the moment that was harder then ever. "I think you deserve that. This...I think it's good for you."
Hell someone deserved to be happy. And why not Jinx? Everyone was a fuck up in Reggio Calabria, so what she did didn't really matter. At least...that's what Yuffie was enjoying telling herself.
She smiled in a way that looked nothing happiness, and had to think honestly about not falling apart again. She wouldn't do that twice. Loosing family once you had it...hurt worse then she had ever imagined. She wanted her big brother more now then ever. But she instead set down the duffel and began to got through it in an attempt to pull her mind onto other things.
"So what kinda thing are we looking at? Are you looking to drop jaws or be comfy?"
"God, he would look fucking awesome in a tux." Swooning a bit, she laid back down onto the bed, grinning a bit stupidly. Hell, that was a really good idea to get him into one. The fruity man would clean up very nice. "And he doesn't have to have money. I don't really care. He's a retired Japanese cop and that's good enough for me." She turned herself around on the bed and laid on her side, looking at Yuffie with an actual smile. "Age doesn't matter, Yuff. It never has for me. Hell, I'm almost 20, I look like I'm 12 and I've experienced more than most people have their entire lives. The only time that age would matter with him if he couldn't keep up with me in bed." Snickering, she added, "And thus far, that had not been a problem at all."
"And Tommy's an interesting kid. Billy was a total sweetheart and I totally would have hooked up with him if he wasn't living a fairytale romance with his big green boyfriend, but Tommy was pretty nice. Really dumb, but pretty nice. Come to think of it, one of the only reasons why I still talk to him is because I made a promise to Billy that I'd keep him alive. Also, he has a pretty nice ass." Sitting up, she sighed a bit, shaking her head as she thought about Tommy. He was fun, and she really hoped he would stay alive longer than herself. He deserved it.
But Jinx... Jinx did not deserve this. Not at all. But it was not about time to tell Yuffie that and crush her little bit of happiness. In reality, Jinx deserved to die. Once upon a time, she had tried to believe that everyone in this world had an equal right to live, but she soon found out that was not true. The men she had slaughtered mercilessly... most of them did not deserve to die. And for taking all of those lives, the only way Jinx could ever repent was to suffer for each and every ill deed she had ever done. Yet that was her curse. Good was never an option for her... she was bad luck. And she had been stupid enough to fall in love with a saint.
Catching a glimpse of Yuffie's smile, Jinx felt her heart sink again, which began to make her incredibly uncomfortable again. Standing, she went and closed the bedroom door, leaning he back against it and shaking her head. Tonight was going to be difficult, but she knew things had to eventually get better. At least Yuffie did not skip their dinner date. This was a good sign.
"Yuff, I've been wearing their clothes since I got here. I think it's about time to show them something that will make them both blush. I want dropped jaws and gasps." With a grin forming over her lips, she snickered. "I want Shunsui to kiss me the second he sees me... and I think I've gotten over showing off my legs."
She sat through Jinx's running about with her hands over her face, trying to calm back down. For fuck sake she was not a little kid. She could work with this, it was just another job. Just something else she had to do.
Finally feeling back in some semblance of control, Yuffie looked over to see who this person Jinx was enamored with was. And blinked a few times. Wow. Not what she had expected. He seemed nice and all so far but...really....not what she had expected. Jinx...Always struck her as having interesting taste though.
"Getting wasted sounds great." She said still a little shaky but a lot less so then before. "Nice to meet ya too. And I know about strange power surges. I have had some interesting electrical shit in my apartment." Talking about random things made her able to focus on something. That made things easier.
"I brought stuff so J wouldn't have to steal cloths anymore." Yuffie faked a smile and hoped to anything that would listen that it was convincing.
She was not willing to subject herself to being that big of a mess for longer then was absolutely necessary. Especially in front of people who she didn't know.
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A surge in the power lines. There were many of those surges when Jinx was around. The things she had accidentally broken in Shunsui's bedroom when she lost control. Lately, she had been trying to control her anger, but the occasional light bulb fell under her wrath. If she let her temper too out of control, it would become noticeable. They would begin to connect the flashes of pink with her emotions as they spiked. And one of the worst things would be if her eyes began to glow bright pink. That would bring on too many questions that would not be easily answered. At times she wished the two men were as dense as Tommy was, then she could get away with murder. Speaking of which, that message was still on her cell phone.
Now that she had been silent for a while, zoning out and staring at the lamp, she felt calmer. Turning back to the conversation, she looked up to Shunsui and saw the tinge of discomfort in his expression. Giving him a wink, she put her hand on his chest, glad of his politeness. Silently she mouthed "Thank you". Right now she began to block out the emotions Yuffie had been sending, trying to pretend nothing was wrong. She was not at all empathetical and she was not soon going to start, so forgetting what had been there just a moment ago was easy. That was also how her moods worked, constantly fluctuating.
Turning back to Yuffie, hoping she had gotten ahold of herself, she gave a weak smile. "Thanks for coming, and bringing my shit." And now, was it time to make an escape? What was the worse decision to make? She could ask Shunsui to go grab one of the many bottles of alcohol from the kitchen... yet that would mean Yuffie may begin to break again. But if Jinx went and grabbed it, she would probably end up curled between Jushirou's feet as he cooked, on the floor with no plans of returning to the scene until dinner was served. ...and at that moment, Jinx made a grave decision.
After kissing Shunsui on the lips, holding there for longer than what was probably socially acceptable, a bit more sensual than intended as well, she gave him an apologetic smile. "How about you go grab us some beer or something and another light bulb, eh? Please, ShuShu." She was giving him an escape. Though her eyes were trying to scream for him not to leave her, the grin across her lips begged to differ. And forcing herself, she sat back down on the couch with Yuffie, except a couch cushion away. The assassin was trying to be compassionate, she really was, it just was not working for her. "All right, Yuff. We're going to get really drunk, listen to a lot of Madonna, eat awesome Japanese food and talk about stupid shit." And then her mind, trying to be anywhere but in this situation, came to a conclusion. "Wow... I'm the only Italian in the house. Sometimes I get the feeling that Japan is migrating..."
Jinx really hoped this decision was the right one.
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It was a whole hell of a lot easier to focus on Jinx or on the embarrassment of the situation instead of the fact that it felt like she had a hole in her chest. What the hell was she going to do. What the hell was she going to do? If this kind of mess kept up then there could be all sorts of problems. And it would do her no good to be distracted in any case. Watch her try to go on a job like this and get herself shot...
"Getting waisted sounds amazing, does it have to only be Madonna and I am so hungry you would not believe it. It smells great and I don't think I've eaten since...sometime yesterday..." Yuffie looked up and finally actually looked at her friend.
"And it's safe to say you like the migration from who you surround yourself with. Also..." She looked at Jinx and was sure that had been the same thing she had last seen her in. "Do you want to get changed now?"
She was also trying to avoid thinking of anything even remotely related to her current depression so she immediately did what she did best, well...besides thieving...and code breaking...and the other things she was best at,Pestering.
"And another thought, that's ShuShu? I mean...seems nice and all but that's him?"
Yuffie was sure her act was nowhere near convincing but she hoped J would not call her on it. She was barely able to focus now and if they headed back in that direction she didn't know how long it would take her to settle back down again.
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"You need to eat, Yuff. And Jushirou will gladly stuff you as full of food as he can. God, he cooks better than anyone I've ever known, the lizard man included. Caiman would be put to shame by Jushirou's cooking." Yes, getting off the bad subject was good. That statement was blunt and obvious, but needed to calm Jinx's mind. So talking about the people she cared about, who were still alive, who were in the next room over, was a good thing. And with the suggestion of changing into something else, actually doing something to take Yuffie's mind off Cloud.
Standing from the couch, Jinx tried her best to smile. "The migration is nice. I get good food and interesting culture out of it. And I finally got used to the whole taking off your shoes at the door thing." Stretching a little, trying not to look Yuffie directly in the eyes, she motioned toward the doorway. Oh yeah, she could see right through her, see the pain, but right now she could not deal with it. Maybe later, maybe when things had calmed down and Yuffie had eaten, things would be better. "All right, Yuff. Want to help me haul everything upstairs to ShuShu's room? I think I'd like to change into something that doesn't have bloodstains on it..."
And as her words drifted away, she heard Yuffie's pestering and her body froze for a moment. Looking back to her friend, the assassin frowned and narrowed her eyes, putting her hands on her hips. When you ate food, you gained hips. Who knew? "Well, what were you expecting? Did you think I was going to end up with a scrawny punk kid like Tommy?" Thinking about Tommy, her only living ex, she snickered a little. And then she was back on track. "Yuff, he's the nicest, most handsome guy I've ever met in my life, he smells fucking awesome, and god... the things that man can do with his hips..." For a moment she drifted off, grinning to herself, completely forgetting the situation and even blushing a bit.
When she snapped back into reality, she tried to frown at Yuffie through her bright grin. "What, do you have a problem with him? I don't see anything wrong with him in the least."
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"Imagine having to do the shoe thing as a kid and trying to explain it to other kids. It was not alway fun." Yuffie pointed out as she followed jinx to her stuff. She hoped she had gotten everything, in her daze she hadn't really been thinking.
She picked up a duffel bag and threw it over her shoulder, but when she looked at Jinx she had to restrain a laugh. She looked like a little kid who was being told their puppy wasn't as cool as the purebred down the street. Speaking of puppies, she should get back in contact with that guy about the lab puppies. She could use something like a puppy to take her mind off things.
"I haven't really gotten a chance to get an opinion yet J. He seems cool though. Just...um...I figured your type would be a little different." Yuffie shifted the bag a bit. "And let face it...I didn't think the whole Tommy thing was a good idea. So this is a major improvement."
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Jinx grabbed the rest of the stuff, carrying it quite easily. For being so small, she was very strong. She needed to be to do the things she did on a daily basis. Walking on her hands was a good workout. So was Shunsui. Even though she had been gaining weight because of Jushirou's cooking, Shunsui gave her a nightly workout routine. For the time being, she had pretty nice abs.
Still trying to frown at Yuffie, she rolled her eyes. "Tommy was totally different. I got set up with a gay kid's twin brother who subsequently had a really nice ass." And then she whispered, "And it had to be a good idea enough. He was the only guy at the time I fucked and didn't kill." Giving Yuffie a wink, she turned around and began to walk toward the staircase. "What did you think he would be, Yuff? Honestly? Did you think he would be younger?"
She walked up the stairs and into Shunsui's bedroom where she had become much too comfortable. After dropping everything she carried in a pile in front of the closet, she came to sit down on the bed. Every time she walked into his room, her heart started racing a little faster with his overwhelming scent on everything. She gave a glance down to the small trashcan next to the bed and smirked at how many condom wrappers were in it. Looking back up, she gave a weak smile. "He's so much more than I deserve and he treats me like a normal human being. He thinks all the stupid shit that I do is cute... and he calls me beautiful. Yuffie, no man has ever called me beautiful. He and Jushirou are total dorks... but I have never been this happy before in my life. Hell, I've never really been happy before. For the first time I feel like I have a family."
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"Well I'd think it was silly if you were with him and he didn't say so." Yuffie had a sort of fucked up fairy tale idea of love. It was stupid. But she still believed that people should be able to find that. She was a bit more of an optimist then she liked to admit, though at the moment that was harder then ever. "I think you deserve that. This...I think it's good for you."
Hell someone deserved to be happy. And why not Jinx? Everyone was a fuck up in Reggio Calabria, so what she did didn't really matter. At least...that's what Yuffie was enjoying telling herself.
She smiled in a way that looked nothing happiness, and had to think honestly about not falling apart again. She wouldn't do that twice. Loosing family once you had it...hurt worse then she had ever imagined. She wanted her big brother more now then ever. But she instead set down the duffel and began to got through it in an attempt to pull her mind onto other things.
"So what kinda thing are we looking at? Are you looking to drop jaws or be comfy?"
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"And Tommy's an interesting kid. Billy was a total sweetheart and I totally would have hooked up with him if he wasn't living a fairytale romance with his big green boyfriend, but Tommy was pretty nice. Really dumb, but pretty nice. Come to think of it, one of the only reasons why I still talk to him is because I made a promise to Billy that I'd keep him alive. Also, he has a pretty nice ass." Sitting up, she sighed a bit, shaking her head as she thought about Tommy. He was fun, and she really hoped he would stay alive longer than herself. He deserved it.
But Jinx... Jinx did not deserve this. Not at all. But it was not about time to tell Yuffie that and crush her little bit of happiness. In reality, Jinx deserved to die. Once upon a time, she had tried to believe that everyone in this world had an equal right to live, but she soon found out that was not true. The men she had slaughtered mercilessly... most of them did not deserve to die. And for taking all of those lives, the only way Jinx could ever repent was to suffer for each and every ill deed she had ever done. Yet that was her curse. Good was never an option for her... she was bad luck. And she had been stupid enough to fall in love with a saint.
Catching a glimpse of Yuffie's smile, Jinx felt her heart sink again, which began to make her incredibly uncomfortable again. Standing, she went and closed the bedroom door, leaning he back against it and shaking her head. Tonight was going to be difficult, but she knew things had to eventually get better. At least Yuffie did not skip their dinner date. This was a good sign.
"Yuff, I've been wearing their clothes since I got here. I think it's about time to show them something that will make them both blush. I want dropped jaws and gasps." With a grin forming over her lips, she snickered. "I want Shunsui to kiss me the second he sees me... and I think I've gotten over showing off my legs."
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