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It's come to my attention that sentencing has begun again. To all those that are new here, or experiencing this for the first time, my name is Caitlyn Kiramman. I run a detective agency here in town, and would like to offer my services to anyone that might need them, given the circumstances. Whether it be for advice, as I've gone through sentencing myself, or just general aid in fulling the Council's requests, I'm available to be of assistance.

[To those that don't want to discuss their quandaries over the network, she can be found most mornings at Kiramman Detective Agency, and most evenings at Lupin Bar.]

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You're way too nice.

[ Especially when Ange knows what Caitlyn went through back home.

And maybe because it mirrors her in a strange way. An opposite way. Ange went through so much shit, and it turned her inward. Meanwhile Caitlyn went through all that, and here she is. Openly offering to help people. Even when it's not necessary in any way, let alone mandatory. ]

Don't let some weirdo take advantage of you in the process. I guess some people here are worth helping, but I wouldn't say that about everyone.

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Perhaps.

[But how else do they expect to find a way out of this place? They need to work together on some level, even if it's just information sharing. Even if that is a lot to ask of this misfit group of criminals.]

Don't worry, I can handle myself against weirdos. But even weirdos need help sometimes, too.

[Vi was a "weirdo" when she met her, and look at them now. Even if neither of them will fully admit to what they feel about the other.]

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[ ... Ange is definitely staring at that last line. And squinting.

It could just be part of Caitlyn being too nice when it comes to this - Ange could never! - but it still sticks out to her for some reason. Maybe because it almost feels like it goes a little bit too far, to a point where it's even hard for Ange to just outright understand. ]

Do you like putting up with weirdos?

[ Caitlyn, girl! Please!

Make better life decisions than that, that's what Ange wants to say here! ]

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I put up with Vi, and that worked out. Mostly.

[Just!! Saying!! Even if she'd mostly call Vi a weirdo as a joke at this point. But still, when they met? Vi was unpredictable, arrogant, and annoying-- and yet she fell for her anyway. Because behind all of that, she was still kind, and cared deeply for those important to her.

So maybe some weirdos were just misunderstood, or not given the opportunity to not be weird.]

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Gross.

[ Sorry, Caitlyn...

At least it's said in the way a younger sibling in some sort of sitcom would say it. It's not even that she's got anything against Caitlyn or Vi or them together, it's just that all the focus on romance in this place sometimes gets a little bit too much for someone who is in some ways still developmentally stuck at six years old. ]

You shouldn't put it like that. That actually makes it sound even more. It definitely sounds like you're into weirdos now.

Don't make yourself sound that bad, Caitlyn. You're better than that.

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[Thanks for making her laugh with that response, Ange.]

You do realize probably ninety percent of the people trapped here with us would likely count as weirdos? It's a little hard to avoid them.

[Which...maybe makes Ange's point, honestly, but still. They're mostly good people. There's some that definitely deserve to be here, but the majority? It's all misconceptions.]

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Exactly. Do you now understand the sort of effort I'm making each and every single day?

[ Avoiding weirdos is so hard, Caitlyn. :( It's hard, and no one understands. ]

And yet they still insist on getting all up in my business. It's a tragedy. [ At least the text does just make Ange sound very dramatic, even when it's completely lacking any sort of tone and you just have to go off the words you can read.. ]