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[a long pause, here. and then she kind of coughs a bit.] - ah, it's working?

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...Um, yes... hello. [clears her throat.] This is Asano Rin. You can leave a message if you need.

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... What do you mean? He's my boss.

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Do you trust him?

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He's helped me out. [Not a yes and not a no - to a certain extent, maybe, she trusts him. With everything? No.]

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You trust me more, though.

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Yes...

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Then stay away from him.

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- excuse me?

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Stay away from that guy. He's bad news, all right?

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He's helped me a lot more than most of the other people in this city.

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He's probably manipulating you.

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You know, sometimes I think it would be nice to be able to give people the benefit of the doubt when they were kind to me?

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It's Sakura's word against both of ours. She knows him better than we do. I'm not just telling you this because I hate his guts.

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... What did she say?

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She said he was the leader of a the criminal organization that my brother is a part of, and that he's the biggest threat to our world. [Pause.] And to me.

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[That moves her. A deep breath, held in silence for a moment.]

... Why?

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I don't know his goddamn motivation, all right? All I know is that he's a member of Akatsuki-- And that means he's dangerous.

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... He also has helped me.

Has he done you harm here?

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How did he 'help' you, Rin? [Getting irritated now.]

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He's protected me, for one thing. [Irritated right back.] Did you call Jack about this too?

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I plan on it. [A frustrated sigh.] Honestly, Rin, how fucking naive are you? Who the hell else pretended to be nice to us, huh? Who else said they had our best interests at heart?

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We aren't in St. Edelweiss anymore! I don't want to live the rest of my life acting like everyone is out to get me even if I can't trust them with everything.

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So you think Sakura's lying.

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I don't know!

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She's the smartest, most honest human being I've ever met. I'm shocked she still wants anything to do with me.

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Why?