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To save face?

Have fun with your family. Life in general and family in particular always takes precedence over writing.

Food's simply a higher priority for her.

I loved this entire segment. You captured her well. Thank you for doing her justice.

That's so quintessentially Moody that I heard it echo loudly through my brain.

Should be Blake Belladonna from RWBY.

She gauged his intelligence based on his speech and the actions reported to her by marine spies. Information gathering is her specialty and she should be able to extrapolate much from very little tangible input. She also has rich life experience and well honed instincts.

Sounds like a proper shoe-in for Seimei Kikan.

She's smarter than most for that alone.

More than you'd think. Speaking from experience here.