YUFFIE.

[tactic]

something will go here

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[mogger]

[ bouncing over to him to meet him in the middle, she has the book and it looks to be filled with papers. her hands, too, are full of papercuts, more than the last time he saw her ]

Well, first off.... Ave, Aven, Aventurine? None of the above? What's your preference?

[tactic]

You can call me whatever you want.

[ MORE IMPORTANTLY, ]

What happened to your hands?

[mogger]

Anything? Even something embarrassing?

[ but she's teasing and waving him off ]

Just got a little carried away with the bulletin. More importantly, I want to ask you something.

[tactic]

[ He's been called everything under the sun. Embarrassing is fine by him. ]

Sure. Ask away, and then let's get your hands taken care of after.

[mogger]

Are you worried about me?

[ nerd ]

What do you think about our band of fancy cult rescuers? Think they're for real?

[tactic]

Haven't you given me a reason to worry?

[ SHOWING UP LIKE THIS ]

I think they have an underlying motive for wanting to rescue us.

[mogger]

Mere papercuts can't slow down the great Yuffie, Ave! But you must be a real softie if this has you worked up.

[ he is not at all worked up ]

Do you think they even want to do that? I mean, putting up that veil was something, but it's a liiiiitle convenient that they just showed up in their own cult outfits and said they're here to help?

[tactic]

[ He just laughs at that... Headcanon him all you want, Yuffie. ]

It's smart to be suspicious, but we have more to gain by cooperating with them.

[mogger]

[ headcanons him as two inches shorter than his profile ]

Well, yeah, but.... hard to actually rely on someone to come through if you can't trust them, right?

[tactic]

[ NOT LIKE THAT ]

Right. It'll be up to you whether or not you want to build that trust.

[mogger]

[ headcanons him as six feet tall actually ]

And lemme guess. You're planning to?

[tactic]

[ At least then he'd escape the bottom allegations. ]

Think I can do it?

[mogger]

[ would he ]

[ looking him up and down in that comically exaggerated way she does ]

Ya know what.... I bet you could. You're good at getting people to talk! I saw you and Cloud playing cards.

[tactic]

[ That's a nice boost to his ego. ]

Oh, that mercenary? Did he give you a hard time?

[mogger]

He's a friend of mine! Hard to get more than two words out of him at a time, but the truly talented can manage.

[ obviously she means herself here but maybe he can take this as another ego boost? ]

So are ya planning to chat the cult gang up or what?

[tactic]

[ Oh, so it's not just him who has people he knows here. O: ]

I'll certainly give it a try. You should do the same.

[mogger]

[ plot twist.... ]

What if we make a deal? Keep each other posted on what we find out?

[tactic]

A deal, huh? I can't say no to that. Why don't we shake on it?

[ Holds out his hand. ]

[mogger]

[ holding her hand out!! shakies ]

Deal.

[tactic]

[ Now that he's got her hand, he turns it over to inspect it. ]

You didn't think it would be a good idea to stop after the first or second cut?

[mogger]

[ no it was a trap!!!!! ]

[ but there are many... maybe like 15? and that's just on the one hand. what happened here ]

It was all part of my plan. Besides, it doesn't hurt.

[ she definitely winced when he touched her hand but......... it doesn't hurt at all....... ]

[tactic]

If you're going to lie, at least make it believable.

[ Releases her hand and starts steering her toward the barn troughs. ]

We might not have the supplies to treat your cuts with, but we can at least wash them.

[mogger]

Hey, hey, wait a second---

[ this was a trap!!!! ]

I can wash them by myself! I don't need help!

[tactic]

Yuffie, you have more than a dozen cuts on one hand. I don't trust you to wash them yourself.

[mogger]

I'm not a kid! I can take care of myself!

[ she continues to protest as he herds her along ]