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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

She read over the question a couple of times before she started scribbling something down in her notebook. This week she had one of those free writing assignments that was focused on her future. Apparently most people her age was starting to figure all that out already, but she couldn't decide on her own. 10 years ago she was trapped inside a facility and didn't even know that Japan existed. How was she supposed to know where she would be in 10 years? Her hand was holding the pen delicately, the hands that had helped kill people moments prior to coming to this cozy corner cafe. Putting down the pen she plucked a little piece of chocolate from her plate and put it in her mouth, the sweet sensation prompting her to hum approvingly as she leaned back in her seat. ''Nothing gets my spirits up like homework and chocolates.'' She mused, looking past her laptop and homework notes to her partner. They were the same age, but she couldn't help but feel like Olivia was much more experienced and smart than her. Like, in a dependable big sister kind of way.

Despite being a villain, she absolutely did not dress the part. Then again, she wouldn't be able to clock Olivia as one either. Villains needed their civilian disguises to lead somewhat normal lives after all. ''Didn't I do good today? Did you see how I changed form on the fly?'' She kicked her legs excitedly under the table, looking for praise and validation from the person she respected the most. ''With me around you don't need to carry all those weapons, aren't they heavy? You need to look after yourself.'' She doodled what resembled a chibi penguin in the corner of her notebook absentmindedly. She couldn't help but get jealous of Olivia's other equipment. Why settle for a manufactured gun, sword, knife or anything else when she was the whole package? She was reliable and dependable too! And she could crack funny jokes while they were killing people, normal guns can't do that! Yeah, she was way better than any other weapon! She just needed to prove herself. ''A qimen black tea?'' The waiter said as he approached with her cup. ''That's mine! ~'' She giggled, holding a hand up. Once she accepted the cup she eagerly took a sip, making the same mistake she always did as she burned her tongue. ''Uwah! Hot!!'' She grimaced, putting it down so that she wouldn't spill its contents everywhere.

Olivia Liang

[Olivia Liang]

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[attr="class","pintag"]#Arsenal,

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[attr="class","pinscroll"]As paranoid as she was since joining Legion and taking over one of the wards she felt much less onguard being out in public. Unlike Amber, who was dressed differently on her days off Olivia tended to wear the game dark greens and blacks that she usually did. This time, it was a T-shirt and shorts, of course, making sure she had enough space for any secret weapons. Unlike her partner here, she didn't have the luxury of acting so casually.[break][break]

That being said, she enjoyed this particular coffee shop.[break][break]

"Amber, what the hell are you talking about." she would raise incredulously, still unwilling to believe that BOTH parts of her statements were true. "I don't understand why you'd like homework; homework blows." she would take out a test strip as she received her black coffee as she always did to make sure that it wasn't poisoned, even if she couldn't be 100% sure it was better than doing nothing at all. Sufficiently happy with the results, she would take a sip carefully compared to her taller companion. "You did the same as always. If I ever have an issue with your performance, I'll let you know." Amber probably viewed them as closer than Olivia did but she was just paranoid. Trust no one but yourself that was the motto. She would look back up from her drink and add "I'm not getting rid of my other weapons."

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[Arsenal]

She looked at Olivia with shock as she said her homework slander, then with curiosity as she tested her cup for poison. Should she have done that too? Oops! Rookie villain mistake!! Wait no- she couldn't just let her ally talk shit about homework and get away with it. ''Homework is amazing! You learn stuff and then you get smarter. Did you know that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell? I do! Because I read it in a book. There's so much stuff out there that isn't just language and killing people. Some people spent their whole lives researching about stuff like dirt or insects. Isn't that weird? Some even went beyond the tall roof to an even taller roof.'' She demonstrated her point by putting her hands really far apart. The tall roof in question of course being what she referred to as the sky.

''Really?'' She giggled, picking up another piece of chocolate. ''So there was no issue?'' That was kind of like indirect praise! Or at least that was how she chose to take it. ''I'll do even better next time.'' She shook her head when Olivia insisted on keeping her other weapons. ''That's okay! You can keep them around, but I'm really capable too. Some even say I'm a pretty good assassin, this man said it the other day. Tall man, lots of arms, he could shake hands with eight people at the same time if he wanted to.'' She blinked her eyes and glanced back down at the table. ''Right! Homework.'' She hummed to herself happily as she ate the piece of chocolate she had been holding.

''What's the plan now, by the way? You took over that place. Are you taking another?'' Wherever Olivia went she would follow, as a dutiful, shapeshifting weapon should!

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[Olivia Liang]

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[attr="class","pintag"]#Arsenal,

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[attr="class","pinscroll"]She'd stop mid-sip and raise an eyebrow "Tall man? Lots of arms? Sounds familiar." She couldn't quite put where she had heard about this exact description but it surely wasn't Amber. Amber was very chatty and while Olivia poked fun at it from time to time she did genuinely listen to everything she had to say. Sure, most of it was nonsense about homework, but occasionally, she'd drop some knowledge that ultimately helped Olivia in the long run. She was about the closest thing to a friend anyone could ever be to her. Not that she would ever admit that to anyone, that is.[break][break]

Olivia would lean back in her chair and think about Amber's question briefly. Truth be told, she hadn't really put any thought into it. "Good question. Probably nothing, honestly." She had fallen into the whole 'Legion' business purely by coincidence. The old head of Meguro had something she wanted, and when she took him down, she was given his position. It was all a bunch of nonsense to her, and she didn't trust it or the organization at all, but they seemed to respect her authority for the most part. Plus, this way, she could give Amber some permanent place to live. [break][break]

"If they leave me alone, I'll leave them alone, I guess? Well, until I need or want something." Speaking of wanting something, she'd flag down the waitress. "One order of rice crackers and.." she'd eyeball Amber and her insistence on eating sweets instead of real meals. "Manju. The red bean ones, thanks." She'd tap her finger on the table next to Amber "You can't just eat chocolate for every meal you know."

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[Arsenal]

''Nothing?'' She cocked her head and pouted at the reply. ''But wouldn't you get bored doing nothing?'' Personally she loved to have something to strive for that gave her purpose. Whether it was school, or getting to eat tastier food, or try on fancier clothes. ''I see! It's like, you already have your castle, so now you just need to defend it, right? No need to go after your enemies if they're too scared to make a move.'' She pointed a finger gun at Olivia and smiled. ''You're so smart! I would have never thought of that.''

She perked up when Olivia ordered her a manju bun. ''Are you sure? I've never read about anyone that died from only eating chocolate.'' She scribbled the last line she needed to on her homework before pushing it aside. ''Besides, if it wasn't good for you they shouldn't make it taste so good, you know?'' Her love for chocolate and desserts in general gave her an idea. ''Actually, couldn't chocolate be used as a weapon if you put poison in it? When I die that's how I want to go out, eating delicious chocolate and taking a long nap after.'' She smiled to herself before looking back at Olivia. ''Senpai, what do you eat anyway? How do you get through the day?'' As far as she knew her partner in crime and de-facto landlady didn't possess any powers, so she probably needed to eat and drink like everyone else.

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[attr="class","pintag"]#Arsenal,

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[attr="class","pinscroll"]"Dude, I didn't mean I'd never do anything." she'd take a sip of her drink before continuing "I'm just not gonna risk my life over something stupid like ego or pride." Amber accurately understood what she meant, and Olivia nodded. "Exactly, and hardly that's just logic when you're not stupidly arrogant." Too many villains around here thought they were untouchable or that they needed to make big moves to increase their "rep". It was a fools game if you asked Olivia, who cares what your rep was if that put a big target on your back? Make a mistake and you're dead. [break][break]

"Yeah, anything can kill you, Amber. They're a lethal dose of literally everything on the planet, you can die from drinking too much water." She didn't give more details than that since she figured Amber would keep asking about specifics if she didn't stop her to do so. "That's why I test my food." Right on schedule, the waiter came by with their food and dropped them off before giving them a bow and leaving.[break][break]

"I eat regular meals." Rice, eggs, etc. She had acclimated to Japanese food rather quickly. "That's enough to get me through the day." She'd take a bite of her rice cracker. "Anyone giving you any trouble since moving to our new district?"

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