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I'm really not surprised by any of that. Everything is just...
I don't know. I'm almost glad I didn't end up getting sent there.
If that city ever drops, Atlas is gonna find out real quick what happens when you take someone and beat them down their whole life, then force them to fight for scraps to survive.

Of course, you don't have to wait that long.
I could just switch this to video if I wanted you to see that.

Hey, I won't argue with you there. It almost feels like Ironwood makes decisions that will make people angry on purpose sometimes.
He's trying, but I dunno. It's like he doesn't get it, you know?
And maybe that's the problem

...did you grow up in Mantle?

Not Mantle exactly, but I know enough about places like it.
Places where you do everything you can just to survive.
Lie, cheat, steal. Try not to kill if you can avoid it, but that's not always so easy.
Places where, if you survive long enough to get out, the only difference between you and a Huntress is an official certification and having all your information on file.

Listen to me. You got me monologuing.

Us big dang hero types are good at getting people monologuing.

Places where the people at the top take advantage of people on the bottom are a lot alike, huh?
It's not fair.
And yeah, life's not fair, sometimes bad things happen, but that doesn't mean people should step all over others to live the life they want.
Ha. Guess you got me going too.

Yeah. That was always one of the big rules back home.
Take what you need to survive. Nothing more. No lives unless it's completely unavoidable. Because in places like these, the line between having a roof over your head and hiding under a blanket on the streets is as thin as a razor.
And if you're okay today, there's no guarantee you'll still be okay tomorrow.
I haven't had to live like that for a while, but you never really forget the lessons it teaches you.
So I guess now you know another reason why I don't want Salem to win.

We've got all got our reasons to fight.
But she won't win, I know it. Not if we work together.

[ yang wishes she could believe that with as much confidence as her text implies. ]

You're right. She won't. She can't.
And I didn't really believe that much until I got to know your sister better.

Making people believe is one of Ruby's many talents.
It's almost as impressive as her eating 10 cookies in 30 seconds or being small enough to fit in somebody's pantry.

Yeah. Gods, she really is... something special.
When she gets back, tell her I said sorry?
Or don't. You know her better than me.

Either way, thanks for talking, blondie.
Yang.

She'd want to hear it from you, but yeah. I'll tell her.
Always glad to talk, Emerald. You got my number if you wanna text about how much you want to kick my ass again.
...cool if I call you Em?

My friends call me Em.

So yeah, it's cool.

[ as shitty as this week has been, this?

this makes yang smile. ]

Alright then.
See you around, Em.

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