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Ha! Hyaah!
[After dealing a lethal blow to a practice dummy, Sielje puts down her weapon. The knight is sweaty but for once, seems content. And the weapon in question is not her usual sword, but a long rod. A practice spear.]
Yes, I did not forget. I still have the arm for this.

[2]
Ahem. Do not misunderstand, it is not my intent to request my work done for me.
But there must be a better way to do this.
[Sielje is covered in paint, a large brush in her hand. In the background, her handiwork - a beginning of some kind of shape forming on a large mobile suit shield. A shape painted by hand, as half-empty cans littering underneath betray.]
I know there is a device of sorts for this kind of... purpose. But I know not how to operate it, and...
[She glances at the mess, embarassed.]
Ha! Hyaah!
[After dealing a lethal blow to a practice dummy, Sielje puts down her weapon. The knight is sweaty but for once, seems content. And the weapon in question is not her usual sword, but a long rod. A practice spear.]
Yes, I did not forget. I still have the arm for this.
[2]
Ahem. Do not misunderstand, it is not my intent to request my work done for me.
But there must be a better way to do this.
[Sielje is covered in paint, a large brush in her hand. In the background, her handiwork - a beginning of some kind of shape forming on a large mobile suit shield. A shape painted by hand, as half-empty cans littering underneath betray.]
I know there is a device of sorts for this kind of... purpose. But I know not how to operate it, and...
[She glances at the mess, embarassed.]
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[Sielje pokes the circular part, making sure that indeed, it moves.]
For paint. Of course.
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Neither of those were really an option for me.
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Perhaps, if I were to work on the border lines first...
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[Sielje's surprised tone makes it obvious that she totally would.]
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What are you going to draw anyway?
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[Sielje's expression grows serious however.]
It will be an emblem. An emblem of a person... of people, who deserve to be remembered.
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What happened to them?
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My parents tried to direct the escape and get everyone to safety. And they fell...
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But it was what forced me to begin. Become strong, or die. This is what I thought then.
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But who knows. I never met them. Wish I did. They sound like good guys.
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By the way. How common is it, on Ankaia? Gay couples raising children, I mean.
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[Sielje has a confused expression.]
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It is unusual.
Bloodline on Ankaia is very important. Especially strong bloodline of famous Lords. Two men, or two women cannot normally have children together... but there are ways to get around that.
[Sielje sounds rather embarassed right now.]
Artifacts. With a type of artifact, a special... holding chamber, any two people, or even just one single person, may have a child.
This is... me.
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I thought you're adopted.
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That would be simpler, would it not? But this is how it is.