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saint seiya (d3) gemini saga

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[ In the woods, Saga is sitting under a tree with his back against the trunk, wearing his Cloth. He's sleeping... veeery deep sleeping. But if someone looks closely, his face looks tired as if he hadn't slept well for several days. Even worse... his features are much sadder than usual. The reasons? Unknown... yet.

He shifts his head a little to the side, trying to adjust himself in his position... ]

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[Saga just looks at her in silence, eyes wide open and frowning. Deep inside, he was disturbed and upset... very upset. Because this young girl was an innocent and had been used for some horrid setup as many other teenagers. Unwittingly, he clenches his fists, restraining his anger.]

[Chloe shrugged, turning to look away--anywhere but at Saga.] I-It was an eye-opening experience. We're safer now than we have been, but we're trying to find other teenagers who were in different experiments. We don't want what happened to us to happen to anyone else.

[Okay. Don't scare the little girl, idiot. His expression soothes.] ... I'm sorry.

[She chances a small glance up at him, a tiny smile tugging her lips. She can tell he means it.] The important thing is that we got out of that situation. We've grown a lot because of it. If others can learn from what I've experienced, then it is worth sharing.

[Her expression darkens slightly.] It's also why I can't really trust what goes on until I have all the facts. Learning the hard way and all that.

[He returns the smile. Still... he feels sad for her, though doesn't show it.] Where did you go after running away?

[There was more than one answer to that question. Chloe's lips quirked slightly.] Which time? [She bit her lip. She hadn't needed to admit there had been more than one escape--leading in at least one recapture. And she certainly didn't want pity.]

The first time, I ran to my Aunt. She's a doctor, and I had needed stitches. [Her lips purse slightly.] Turns out my aunt was in on it the whole time, and brought be back to the people I had just run away from. [Even after having proven she had been shot at.]

The second time we ran to a friend of the family. Someone two of my friends trusted. Turned out we shouldn't have completely trusted them either. [A slight shrug.] We escaped our final time and are renting a house now, hopefully far enough away from anyone searching for us. We found my friends' dad, and my aunt helped us escape in the end. We're safe--and together--at the moment, and that's all that matters. That and searching for others like us.

[He listens to her and there is such disgust on his face. But... the Gemini used to be like them: a liar and a traitor. He had no right to protest.] ... You don't trust people anymore?

It's not that I don't trust them. Even Derek says I am too trusting at times. I just... get paranoid. I question things until I am certain I know enough that satisfies.

It's experiments, and experimenters I have a hard time... trusting. I second guess things a lot.

Then you better be careful with the experiments. And the people involved in them.

I always try to be careful. That doesn't necessarily mean I avoid danger all the time.

[She pauses, considering him.]

What about you? Aren't you just as involved in these dangerous experiments as the rest of us?

I am of course. Though some of them aren't exactly dangerous. [Rather embarrassing.]

I suppose that is some kind of relief, then.

Even so... you need to be cautious.

[She gives him a small smile.]

I will be.

You be careful, too, all right?

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