...honestly, now, you don't have to be so grumpy. Did you know Isley told me my voice mail message is too serious and suggested I'm in danger of becoming like you?
Well you look like you belong in the low ranks with the rest of the dregs.
[Female warriors. As if.]
But... you're not, are you? Isley would never take an interest in anyone so feeble. And you managed to keep up with both of us on that hunt, with your yoki suppressed.
He's the only one in our ranks worth noticing. The only other one who might be a threat to my position is Dauf, and he's too slow and stupid to count let alone figure out rankings.
And he isn't here.
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I doubt they'd have put you anywhere past the tens. You don't have the right temperament... Eleven. Higher, maybe, but you're young. [And lame.]
No one would have such a spoiled attitude if they were placed any lower than that. Not unless they were truly deluded, but since you have Isley's interest, I don't think you are.
...You sound like him sometimes.
[Said with a measure of cautious hardness in his voice.]
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What do you want.
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That says a lot.
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...voice mail?
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And I guess you wouldn't. That's part of the-- well, anyway. You're Number Two, right?
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[Is it possible to sound puffed up? because he does.]
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[And forever. You're strong, Rigaldo - very strong. But you're no Isley.]
[She rubs her face]
I guess numbers do tend to change, sometimes.
Do you know mine?
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[Female warriors. As if.]
But... you're not, are you? Isley would never take an interest in anyone so feeble. And you managed to keep up with both of us on that hunt, with your yoki suppressed.
What number would they give to someone like you?
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...and, well! What number do you think they would give... someone like me?
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And he isn't here.
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I doubt they'd have put you anywhere past the tens. You don't have the right temperament... Eleven. Higher, maybe, but you're young. [And lame.]
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...You sound like him sometimes.
[Said with a measure of cautious hardness in his voice.]
That could be why he likes you, too.
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[She stares at the Forge for a moment, because Oh god, she does.]
[Her voice sobers, now.. but only just a little.]
You're wrong about my ranking. Try again.
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[But he does stay quiet a moment longer, because that's some reaction. Or non-reaction.]
Six.
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Do you want another try or should I just tell you?
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Don't patronize me. If you're even higher than that...
Four?
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