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Hahaha! That's hilarious! Who knew there could be a merc like that?
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Yeah. He'd say it with a completely straight face, too. "I take my pay in apples."
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This guy would storm onto the battlefield, lugging around a sack full of apples. Truly one of the strangest things I've ever seen.
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I guess you could say he was hungry for battle. Wish I could've seen that myself.
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He was probably the best smelling guy out there, I'll give him that.
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That reminds me. Remember when you asked about my past?
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Yeah, sorry if that was out of line. I shouldn't have pried.
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No, it's OK. Actually, I thought I would tell you, if you're still interested.
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Are you sure?
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I'm sure. It's not much of a story anyway. Besides, it's already been seven years.
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I used to belong to an organization that was less a "group" and more like one giant mercenary state.
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Not the kind of place you go for building bonds of trust and camaraderie.
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Still, there was one person there who I thought of as a partner.
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...
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As you can probably guess, he was killed. And that was that.
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What, that's it? That's the whole story?
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Then again, I dunno why I would expect otherwise.
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Yeah, that's how these stories always end. I know it was a long time ago, but I'm really sorry.
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But why'd you wanna tell me all of a sudden? I thought you hated talking about your past.
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I felt a little guilty. You shared your story with me earlier, but I didn't tell you mine.
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At the time, I wasn't about to go telling some stranger all about my past.
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But now, I think you're at least somewhat trustworthy. So I told you. That's all.
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Seriously? Wow, I'm really happy to hear that, especially from you.
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Why? Everyone here adores you.
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I'm sure you hear stuff like that all the time.
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All the time? C'mon, that's an exaggeration.
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I've always felt that you were a more distinguished mercenary than me.
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Earning recognition from a merc I respect is a real honor.
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So if you see me as some sort of senior mercenary, I guess that makes me the mentor in this relationship.
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Uh...I guess.
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I see. All this time I've been treating you like an equal, but maybe I should've been taking you under my wing instead.
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How would you feel if I took you up on that? Seems like fun.
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Yeah, well, you know what else is fun? Any person I mentor has to pay for drinks. All of them.
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No way! What kind of deal is that?
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Heh, just a joke, sorry. I have no intention of treating you any different.
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Oh, that's OK. Fellow comrades suits me fine. Just treat me the way you always have.
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I was kidding. I never planned on treating you any different, whether you wanted it or not.
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I should've known. That's why I like you, Shamir.