Being used to shit doesn't make it easier. More power to you, though.
[As bad as this is, she's seen worse. She's not even pissed about being here. There's a lot on her mind lately, she's dealt with a lot of loss and betrayal, and ending up here is just the icing on the cake.]
You're lucky. [She's had a bit of both in her time too. She had people she trusted. They were just few and far between, and they sure as hell weren't here.
The corner of her mouth perks up every so slightly, and she nods once, relenting.] Like I said, I'm just not used to it. Pretty much every group of people I've run into have had something shady going on behind the scenes or was just looking to use whoever they could find and then screw them over.
[She doesn't trust any of this. She's been burned too many times. That doesn't mean it might not be true, that she's not going to be an opportunity for the people already here, but it's better to act like that's the way it's going to go. It's smarter.]
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[As bad as this is, she's seen worse. She's not even pissed about being here. There's a lot on her mind lately, she's dealt with a lot of loss and betrayal, and ending up here is just the icing on the cake.]
You're lucky. [She's had a bit of both in her time too. She had people she trusted. They were just few and far between, and they sure as hell weren't here.
The corner of her mouth perks up every so slightly, and she nods once, relenting.] Like I said, I'm just not used to it. Pretty much every group of people I've run into have had something shady going on behind the scenes or was just looking to use whoever they could find and then screw them over.
[She doesn't trust any of this. She's been burned too many times. That doesn't mean it might not be true, that she's not going to be an opportunity for the people already here, but it's better to act like that's the way it's going to go. It's smarter.]