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[Now that the automaton invasion has been mostly taken care of at the fortress, Jessica's out to catch up with people. She's been around, Bulbasaur in tow, and has settled down for lunch near the ferris wheel. The bulbasaur is occasionally tugging her toward the ride, occasionally walking toward it and looking back at her expectantly. Jessica doesn't move from her seat on a rock.]

I assure you, there is no chance whatsoever that I'm getting on that with anyone, ever. Well, other than physical threats. Sorry.

[She finishes her meal and turns on the vine.]

Hey, is it just me, or has our population kind of... dropped recently?

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What's there that's interesting about me? I'm a boring nerd. The only reason I'm interesting is I look weird, OK? [You may have hit a nerve, Zenobia.]

I'd figure you'd know something about that, unless people with one wing with an eye in are all over where you come from...

Wow. I didn't mean to anger you. I just wanted to know more about you.

And yes, there were some people who thought I was interesting because of the wing. For most people, the word was "monstrous," though. There's a big difference.

[She takes a breath and steps back to lean on a game cabinet, arms still tight across her chest.]

So you should get why... nevermind.

I'm not interesting. I like boring things, I don't do fun stuff, and there's no reason to try and interview me or whatever.

I see. So there's nothing you have ever done that's interesting or something I'd want to waste my time hearing about. You are absolutely not remarkable at all.

[Grins]. But what if you're in love with someone interesting?

Why do you even care?

I figured you know that already. Don't you try to figure things out, too? Why did you get all this information together for the pamphlet? Isn't it because there are things you wanted to know?

I want to get to know people. And hearing about how they get along with other people is the best way to do that. [That's not 100% correct as far as her motivation goes, but Zenobia does want to get to know people.]

There's a difference between getting information to help other people and prying into someone's personal life when you've just met them.

There is?

...yes?

[Is this girl for real?!]

Okay? So asking people stuff is bad? It's not like I'm making you tell me things. I'm just asking. Besides, how else will I know?

...that's usually the sort of thing you wait until you've gotten to know someone to ask about.

Well, how can you get to know them if you can't ask them anything?

[fjsdklfsdjkl why does she keep running into people who were raised by wolves? Jessica is not a very good teacher of social mores!]

There's... different sorts of questions. Like, personal and... not personal. [This is totally helpful!]

[This sounds boring.] So what it boils down to is that I shouldn't ask people who they're in love with?

Not when you've just met 'em.

You ask... um... [What do people ask when they meet?] What they do and stuff. Like jobs. That kind of thing.

[Yeah, Zenobia is not interested.] So when do I get to ask them the good stuff?

Um... after you've gotten to the point that you can trust each other?

[Zenobia is getting some serious side-eye]

Well, I trust you. That's halfway, right?

[what]

You've known me for two days.

And I totally trust you.

[She massages her forehead, struck dumb by this assertion.]

You seem to think that's bad. Are you saying you aren't trustworthy?

I'm saying... [She looks over her glasses at Zenobia] you have no way of knowing me well enough to tell if I'm trustworthy. What if I were a con artist or something? Were you raised in isolation or something?!

You'd con me out of what? My clothes? This pamphlet? Because that's really all I've got right now.

I was kinda self-raised. It's a long story. But if you want to hear it, I trust you enough to tell it.

...you're really working this "trust" angle now. Let me tell you, if I can spot it, it's not subtle at all.

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