Let's not talk about this. [ any of it. ever. forever. but he still feels the need to explain: ] There's a ... I wasn't doing it for fun. There was a reason for it.
... A friend went undercover on her own to some asshole's mansion as a potential "bride" for him so she could find out some important intel. The asshole's more dangerous than she knew, though, so we... followed. But the only way inside was if you were an approved potential bride for him.
[ this doesn't sound less stupid when he says it out loud. ]
... That's how Andrea wanted me to prove myself. [ he sounds SO tired ] It was also helping us get inside for purposes that were pretty obviously not what he's supposed to hand these out for, so. He wanted proof he'd get his endorsement's worth, I guess.
They don't really matter when the people who make 'em are the ones employing guys like the Don. He gets to control the underworld, Shinra doesn't have to get their hands dirty.
[ he shrugs ]
There's a mayor, but he hasn't got any power. And no one really cares what happens to the slums anyway.
I can't say it's unusual for power to corrupt. It's disappointing to hear though, that the people have no governing body to rely on when there's nothing else supporting them.
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Which was?
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[ this doesn't sound less stupid when he says it out loud. ]
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So the dance was to... help you become an approved bride?
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[ by dancing. ]
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So you proved yourself... But not as a bride.
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[ cloud, acutely aware he was actually chosen as the bride, ]
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[ a positive spin? ]
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[ the idea of there being a positive spin to girls being sold as sex slaves is hilarious ]
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That's unfortunate. It is kind of difficult to kill a person without a court of law getting involved.
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Maybe where you're from.
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... You don't have laws?
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[ he shrugs ]
There's a mayor, but he hasn't got any power. And no one really cares what happens to the slums anyway.
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I can't say it's unusual for power to corrupt. It's disappointing to hear though, that the people have no governing body to rely on when there's nothing else supporting them.
Are you a mercenary then?
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[ a dancing one ]
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[ the tired but fond tone ]