&quot;Things are so strange, are they real or a dream?&quot;

She is adorable isn't she? And her dog is ultra friendly too!

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Definitely. I really do wonder if someone here knows her, though. She's such a sweetheart, and I'm sure any friends of hers would be insanely worried if they found out she was here.

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yeah. Well, at least when we find who, we could assure them she's safe with us. And they could always visit.

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Right! ♥

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...You have a four-year old now?

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Yeah. Annmarie found her out by the fountain, so she's staying with us now. But she's the sweetest thing ever, and a pretty good artist for a girl her age~ ♥

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Right then.

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You should come see her, Neku. She's got a dog, too. It's the friendliest thing you'll ever come across! ~~A hell of a lot better than those Noise.~~

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...Maybe.

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... I'll make you a new outfit if you come see her. Or, you know, fix any loose buttons on your pants.

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If you intend on fixing buttons, at least give me some pants to wear this time.

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If you're lucky, you'll be in the house and won't have to worry about that. It's not going to kill you to go pantless for a few minutes again.

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It might.

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Really now.

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You never know.

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Nina's with you? She's all right, then? I'm her... Brother.

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Yeah, she's doing fine!

Oh~, so are you one of the 'big brothers' she talks about so much? She's drawing a picture of you guys right now, actually. ♥

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Good... I'm glad she's safe.

... Thanks for looking after her, but I'd like to keep her with me.

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Don't tell the guy where we live. I'm adopting this cutie! ♥

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Oh? So you're her brother then. Your sister is a sweetie, and you don't need to worry. We've kept her safe.

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Thanks... I appreciate that, and I'm glad she wasn't any trouble. I really would like to take her home, though.

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But she's already home. This is her home now, I'm going to adopt her I think. I've never met such a cute and sweet little girl in my life. You can visit her as much as you want though, and hangout too.

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She doesn't even know you. I'd really feel much more comfortable taking her back with me. I promised to protect her, and leaving her in someone else's care isn't exactly doing a very good job of that - so, I'd really much rather she come back with me.

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And.....What if you weren't here in the first place, huh?

She'll be fine with us. She likes me and Shiki already. Don't be such a worry wart. I'm sure you've taken great care of her back in your world, now let someone else have a shot will ya?

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If I wasn't here than you'd be able to take care of her... I wouldn't be here to stop you, anyway. I am here, though and would just rather have her with me.

I understand if you want to spend time with her, but short of all of us staying together - there's just no way that both of us can take care of her at the same time.

She's only known you for a day, I'm sorry but I just don't feel comfortable leaving her with someone that she doesn't know.

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Oh but you still can't stop me or Shiki. You don't know where we live and little Nina wouldn't know how to give proper directions, considering her age.

Well then, just as the saying goes, this place ain't big enough for the two of us. I think I'll take over from here thank you very much.

So what if she doesn't know me. She sure as hell trusts me, and I think that's good enough. Heck she calls me her sister, but I'm adopting so I'll be her mother instead. ♥

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You know, you sound like a kidnapper. I don't think it would be very hard to find you, if I had to - Nina's not the only one who knows where you live.

Look, I'm trying to be peaceful about this, okay? Starting a fight isn't exactly the best way to go about things. You can't just adopt a kid because you find them on the street, it doesn't work like that.

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Kidnapper, heh. Think what you want. Found her first, too bad so sad, you snooze you loose!

You started it not me, kiddo. And...whoever said you were in charge here? There are no rules here apparently except by the gods. I can certainly ask Orea or Thylas to let me keep her as my daughter. Heh.

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With that attitude I'm supposed to trust you to be responsible enough to handle a four-year-old? Yeah, I'll get right on that.

Here's a thought. Why don't you ask Nina what she wants? If she'd rather stay with you, than I won't fight you for her.... but I will still visit with her, and I don't care what it takes- you're not going to stop me.

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Heh. You really are protective of her. Can't blame ya. Alright then. I won't ask. Pretty much because I think I know the answer to that....unless you still want me to ask?

Whoever said I would stop you from visiting? It was my suggestion before that you could while she lived with us.

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It's up to you, although dragging a four-year-old into this kind of argument probably wasn't the best idea. What do you think the answer would have been, anyway?

I think the idea that you'd keep your location a secret overrides my chances of visiting. I'm only going by what you said...

Like I said, if she's happy there I can't really stop you - but don't think for a second that I'm comfortable leaving her there.

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You're the one who came up with that idea, not me. Listen kid, I am not one admitting things that are against my favor, that's all you need to know.

I would only keep our location secret if you plan on taking her away...

Perhaps we started out the wrong way?

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Again, only if she wants to leave. I'm not promising to leave her with you if she decides she doesn't want to be there.

Yeah, maybe. Like you said, I'm just really protective of her... Let's start over - I'm Edward, it's uh... Nice to meet you.

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Right, whatever.....Sorry.

Nice to meet you too Edward..though I think I'll just call you Ed.

I'm Annmarie.

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[ooc: how old is she? Ed's just a little disturbed being called 'kid' repeatedly... ¬¬ Geez and - journal-spam, much?]

No need to apologize, Annmarie... and that's fine, most people do.

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Meh, excuse me when I become all selfish and over possessive sometimes. It's a bad habit I've developed while living in this dump.

Alright then, Ed it is. By the way how old are you? You see mature for someone who looks as young as you...maybe you're younger than you look? ~~I know I am..~~.

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Hey guys? I know how lovable and absolutely adorable Nina is, but maybe you could take this to PIMP? I mean, I understand how important this is, and to be honest?--I'm siding with Edward here, but... maybe just go ask Nina herself who she wants to stay with. Or something. ♥

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Goddammit Shiki! Traitor, heh! ♥

We are settling it somewhere else don't worry. ~~And I already know I lost this custody battle~~.

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Uhh... Thanks.

I think we're going to leave it up to her, either way. I mean... It's about her, she should get to pick, right?

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Exactly! So we'll ask her and give her time to decide. ♥

... I can still make her clothes, though... right?

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I wouldn't want her to stay anywhere she's not comfortable, that's all.

Of course you can... I wouldn't say no to that, even if I was in a position to. I just want Nina to be happy, you know?

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