強 心火 Khang, Homura

As I keep telling you, Homura, just drop the gig. You don't need it and you're better than it.

And I think your doctors might be quacks.

Are you Yakuza...? I've minded my own business... but...

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I want something to do with myself so my brain doesn't go to mush, and I can't just be at the SJL all the time. Besides I keep wanting to throw my giant metal combat ball around, but that's restricted, I think.

Yes, but I'm considered a suicide risk.

And uh. Not that I know of...?

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I mean you probably would clear for the Leo Corp Top Team at this point... Except the "Suicide risk" issue.

Which feels like it's more...

I wonder if there's a conspiracy to that. Hrm... I mean you haven't shown suicidal tendencies or 'delusions' for a while.

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... Yeah. I think I'm going to look into a new Doc, as I'm getting suspicious here.

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And look at it this way, if they do something stupid and forcibly commit you, I'll just get you out, one way or the other.

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I mean, I asked uncle about it, and he'd be glad to have you help test the AI and everything...

Honestly I'm not too thrilled about how your modeling agency can suggest anything like that. And why would reading fiction cause any trouble?

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... That would honestly help? A lot? I can come in whenever you guys need for like. Heavy duty testing. I think I can do armed combat, Action Duels, high intensity, and uh. Like. Whatever? Riding Duel Simulations?

I'll hallucinate I'm a witch or something and try and throw myself off a building trying to fly.

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Riding Duel Simulations actually are a thing that uncle would be really interested in having tests done about. But he'll have to clear out a riding duel track and install the system there.

But yes, we can have you come in and help.

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Oh. I thought your training facility had. Like a built in Riding Duel mode that it transforms into.

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Uncle didn't get enough funding for that, plus his testing room isn't large enough for a full-circuit track.

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Leo Corp being cheapskates sounds really weird...

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I think this is less being "cheapskates" and more that the AI machinery isn't really installed in other rooms.

Plus uncle already has one of the largest rooms dedicated to testing this, anyway. Just... not "riding track" large. That requires a different dedicated room.

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Anyways, I'm giving my 2 weeks notice and I'll try and hook up with you guys soon-ish as fast as I can run from lawyers?

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That works fine for me, just give a heads up that you're on your way so that we're expecting you.

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Okay!

... I might need to skip the country for a week or two because my agency just said while I might not be company property, my body and likeness are??? And they're trying to repo those??

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... That seems extremely illegal for them to do.

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And yet somehow they are!

And chasing me on snowmobiles!

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The boyfriend here:

I'm thinking they're running a scam at this point to try and come with things since Homura seems to have an unnaturally large amount of luck regarding money.

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Either that or they sincerely think she's *that* mentally unstable. But.

The worst she seems to have is Ennui?

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Oh, hi.

I feel like if Homura's been handling fiction and writing stories fine, they shouldn't be trying to stop it anyway? It seems more like they're trying to refuse possible outlets for anything like that at all...

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Yeah, which I find to be rather ridiculous at this point. So I'm going to start calling around with her to find someone a bit less paranoid. (Or scammy.)

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Sounds like a better idea.

Now if only something can be done about "police thinking Homura is part of the yakuza"...

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Oh, we did. Then she threw money at the cops, who left.

And then she got double that money from a Great Great Aunt five times removed she didn't know she had.

Something about Polar Bear Futures.

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Technically throwing money at the cops might be what's making them think this...

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