Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5999656-20160605231716/@comment-5999656-20160712004101

"Join? N-no, uh, I think this is the sort of thing you should do yourself. I'd be pretty awkward there," Fen said rather quickly. "I mean, it's your mom after all, and I have no idea what it feels like to lose someone I really care about."

No, I know what it feels like to lose my sense of self.

"It's just... you know, like, that's it? Do you think it's likely that we would never see each other again after this?"

Fen had gotten to know Kurai a little better in their one day of working with each other. And it was this experience that showed her that just because someone wasn't upper or middle class, that didn't mean they were trashy, lowlife people. When a series of events had pulled her into the Nine Dragons' network, she'd thought it meant the end of herself as she had been up to that point. But Kurai had showed her that it wasn't all soulless murderers and heartless megalomaniacs.

"The day passed by really fast," Fen admitted. "Honestly, it's a bit new to me, this whole 'partners for one day and then we never see each other again' thing. But really though," she continued, "Thanks for helping me out today. I'm just being a sentimental newbie."

I'm not very good at goodbyes.

"If you're ever in trouble or anything, you've got my number." As she said this a sleek black sports car with tinted windows pulled up.

"And my name, as you now know, is Fen. Fen Suzhen. I should have given it to you straight up when we first met."

She gave a small, two-fingered salute and a melancholy smile.

"Bye, Kurai. You've got someone important to see."