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        “ you’re head of urban development at shinra --- why’d the plate really fall ? ”

        “ all right, what’ll it be ? ” man, he hated working the register, but they were short on staff for the day. “ unless you’re here for the sitdown restaurant. that’s in the back. ”

        “ nothin’ wrong with that ... ” he doesn’t know much about the horrors she’d faced, being a stranger and newcomer to this group. but he does know what it’s like to want to hold onto the things that wronged him --- even when letting go sometimes seems like the better option. the plate falling, luna’s death ... he will never forget.

        “ i really don’t like it here. but duty calls ... ”

        “ i’m not here to shop, 'ella. ”

        “ so --- what’s it like around these parts ? ”

        “ sorry for my friend. he can get pretty excitable sometimes --- especially when he’s spotted an ideal muse for a photo op. ”