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Darryl rolls his eyes when Cass says 'just like you,' but doesn't comment.

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Nita, still crying, remains mostly incoherent. She does manage to get out the words "want... family..."

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Cass glares at the door Nita's family left through. To Darryl, she shoots the thought, Can't see why, myself.

"Your family... needs some time to adjust. Okay? You can come back with us in the meantime."
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Believe me, I'm with you.

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Cass gives Nita a minute to recover herself. Finally, she tries again. "Is there anything we can do to make you feel better about this...?" she asks.

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"Have to- take care of them-" Nita chokes.

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"You can send them money, if you want," Cass says immediately, with a small sigh of relief. "Anyone at the Center can ask for anything- within reason, anyway- from the treasury."

Then, she beams. I've got it, she tells Darryl. Oh, have I got it. "Or. We could get your siblings IDs."
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Nita stops crying outright and stares. "You- what- how?!" she stammers. "They- but- illegal!"

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"Oh, we have our ways," Cass replies vaguely. "So, how about it? Fair deal?"

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Relying on the boss again, Culter?

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Man has to be useful for something. Besides, you think he'd veto three ID bracelets to get a kinetic like her?

Cass sends him the image of Nita drawing power from the lights to shove her father, with a version of Cass herself inserted in one corner with her jaw on the ground.
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I was there too, Darryl reminds her. But. Um.

Darryl pinged me when he saw her show, earlier, another voice chimes in. Useless, am I?
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Hi boss, Cass replies cheerfully. You know it. Lazy bureaucrat, that's you.

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None of your sass, Cutler, the LEO commissioner responds, but his mental voice is laughing. You still need those IDs from me.

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"Money and IDs for my family," Nita says. She's trying to sound firm, but her voice breaks on the last word. "If you'll get them those- I'll... go with you."

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Hah! Told you.

"Deal," Cass says solemnly, holding out her hand to Nita to shake.
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If you gloat, I'm keeping the IDs.

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Nita eyes the proffered hand warily, but eventually shakes it.

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Liar, liar. I got you your shiny new kinetic. Cough 'em up.

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As it turns out, the LEO Commissioner is not so magical as to have three ID bands conjured up on the spot. However, Nita is not precisely in any condition to leave yet anyway. And so it is that two days later, Nita is pronounced fit to depart by her doctors, and she is presented with a box containing three ID bracelets and a stack of floaters. She simply nods wordlessly and gathers her things; her parents sent over a bag of her belongings, but it's pitifully small and it doesn't take her long. She follows Cass dutifully to the Center, but remains silent.

She doesn't have much to say, any more.
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