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[He fixed her with an irritated frown, almost visibly weighing his options for a minute or so about how annoyed he wanted to be for the forseeable future.]

Fine. This keeps up, I'm likely to get horribly maimed or worse anyway given I look like an easy target. Better to go out with someone around here knowing that much, not like it's going to get back to anyone I don't need hearing it.

...it's Waver. Waver Velvet.