If you know any other Grisha teachers that are better for my knees and my self-esteem I'm taking recommendations. In the meantime, there's only Baghra. [ If the Darkling hadn't already got to her... ]
[ Hmm. Prepare for a sudden switch to audio, Alina. He wants to sound gentle here, and it's hard to do that with text. ]
I'll get Baghra for you. I promised. You are however going to have to give me some kind of leeway, on account of being stuck on an alien planet. Grisha training will have to wait.
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Yes.
FROM: starkov.alina@cdc.org
I got a couple of things.
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As did I. I don't suppose the specialised weapons section would include those delightful gloves you used to have?
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Do you think? They were pretty specific. I didn't think they'd be mass-produced.
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I doubt they would be. I imagine it would be a special order, but if anyone would know where to get them, it's these people.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
Never let an opportunity pass you by.
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What did you order? [ She's going to regret this question. ]
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The usual. Food, clothes. As much weaponry as I could, though the credit limit was pitiful for that. Brandy, some furniture and metal ore.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
Barest essentials, no more than that.
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What do you need ore for?
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It's cheaper than buying extra knives to melt down.
[ Duh, Alina. ]
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For what?!
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Have you noticed how many amateur fighters there are here, Alina?
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Yes. How does metal help?
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I'd have a job making bullets without it. You don't expect me to use something as common as wax, do you?
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They have bullets.
FROM: starkov.alina@cdc.org
How does more help?
FROM: starkov.alina@cdc.org
And give a straight answer this time.
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You're so impatient. Sometimes I wonder why I talk to you.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
They have live rounds, lovely, and they're a limited resource. Using them for training is a waste.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
I'm making training rounds, non-lethal. We can use them to teach, and save the live rounds for a real fight.
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Was that so hard to do?
FROM: starkov.alina@cdc.org
And you talk to me because no one else will put up with you as long as I do.
FROM: starkov.alina@cdc.org
Who's 'we'?
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FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
I like to keep you guessing, you know that.
FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
I would have thought that was obvious. You know, I think you'd be an excellent teacher.
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FROM: starkov.alina@cdc.org
No.
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FROM: sturmhond@cdc.org
Now, don't be hasty. I don't need a yes straight away, but I do think you'd be decent. And besides that, you could use the practice.
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Botkin was a teacher. I'm still learning.
FROM: starkov.alina@cdc.org
I need a teacher. I need Baghra. I don't need to be teaching.
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You need Baghra?
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If you know any other Grisha teachers that are better for my knees and my self-esteem I'm taking recommendations. In the meantime, there's only Baghra. [ If the Darkling hadn't already got to her... ]
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I'll get Baghra for you. I promised. You are however going to have to give me some kind of leeway, on account of being stuck on an alien planet. Grisha training will have to wait.
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[ But all of that aside, because she can't focus on that. ]
I'm not at any skill-level to teach.
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