[Deep breath.]
Uh... h-- hello?
Um. Hi. I'm-- my name is Hope Estheim. [He swallows, and there's a bit of a pause.]
Someone told me that people arriving from other worlds really isn't that strange here. You-- uh, you probably get questions like this a lot, but... I'm looking for some friends. They're pretty [and for a second he sounds amused]
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[Hey, he likes that name.]
I don't think any of your friends are here yet. But from the way you describe them, I'm kind of hoping that they show up soon.
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It definitely-- it definitely looks that way right now. [He disappointed, but trying to keep it under control.] And me too.
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Hey now, you don't have to call me 'sir'. Besides, it makes me feel kinda old.
Speaking of which, how old are you Hope?
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Uh, fourteen.
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[Fourteen. He's quiet for a moment.]
Your family must be really worried about you.
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[Quiet on this end, too.]
Yeah. I mean-- we worry about each other, but... but we believe in each other, too. I'll keep going until I find them again, and they'll keep going until they find me.
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Until then...do you like muffins?
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[Heh. He's amused by all this mention of muffins.] A-as long as they're not drugged ones. [Jim told him about those.]
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I was just about to try some at this new place. And I was just wondering if you'd like to come along.
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Plus I think you'll get along with Dawn. She's a really nice girl.
[A pause.]
I know it won't replace your other friends, but I hope you're able to make some good ones here too.
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Yeah. Me too. Thanks, Vash.
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