Chunlin Wu/Relationships

## Amen Said

> *" You're just begging for trouble, aren't you? "*
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Well, he's certainly funny - and in a way that she deeply appreciates. He objectively, undoubtedly, makes for terrible company but subjectively? She couldn't be more delighted. After all, she's the same way; if he's good (or bad, she supposes) enough to not bat an eye at her antics, then all the more reason to accept his offers of spending time together. Take care of her well, Amen.

## Aster Vega Blumenthal

> *" Maybe I should keep away from him. But maybe I don't really care. "*
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Their relationship's rather unassuming on the surface - and it's probably rather unassuming to Aster as well. Poetry partners, crewmates, shaky acquaintances who aren't quite friends. For her, however, it's a tad more fragile than that. She feels a strange combination of curiosity and pity towards him, almost being willing to play the part of an optimistic conversation partner for him while simultaneously wanting to see just how deep he has spiraled into his own grief.

She'll try not to traumatize him anymore than he already is.

## Cicero Alesandro Price

> *" Such a sensitive boy. Someone's going to ruin you one day. "*
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Somehow she's become a "middle-class lifestyle" tutor for him. It's an annoying position to hold given his condition of "filthy rich sheltered child", but it's painstakingly obvious how sensitive his heart is as a result. He's not bad company and occasionally makes for interesting conversation (when she isn't thinking about how terribly depressing his childhood must have been), making her slightly fond of him. She can get away with a bit of light teasing without rousing suspicion but if she were to be honest? She'd really like to make him cry.

## Diana Abeque Joy

> *" Funny and cranky. More importantly though, extremely dangerous. "*
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It's extremely amusing seeing Diana lose her patience with her, only to revert back to tolerating her a few moments later. She has Chunlin's respect for being so capable and it's all the more reason to stick around her more. Of course, to learn a thing or two from her, but also to study her. To understand what makes her tick. Capable people are the most dangerous, after all.

## Gia Mai

> *" Do you think she realizes how obviously she guards herself? "*
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Surprisingly, they're friends. Or, at least an imitation of friends, she thinks. They do friend-like activities together, talk about friend-like topics, act friend-like with one another - but that boundary Gia has created that so obviously says, "Let's act jovially with each other and nothing else. You don't need to know anything more about me than my smile" is glaringly present in every interaction she has with her. Unfortunately, she's the exact same way though. It'd be hypocritical of her to complain or step over that line.

She likes Gia, she really does. But they'll never really be friends.

## Xǔ "Henry" Weihao

> *" Charming old man. Don't trust him a bit. "*
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Well, she doesn't like lawyers very much, even if they are funny and intelligent and - oh, those are just more reasons why she doesn't trust him. Undoubtedly, he's sharper than he lets on and she has to wonder exactly how much he's picked up about her and how he's chosen to piece it all together. Regardless, he still makes for good company, even if she'll never lower her guard around him.

## Octavian Englle

> *" Oh, I adore him! But don't ever ask me to be his friend. "*
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A fun conversation partner with a great imagination. And the way he indulges in these terrible little dark comedies with her lets her know that he's too similar to her - and in the worst way possible. He's probably a better person than her but "probably" isn't good enough. She'll enjoy their silly little exchanges, ignoring the looks their crewmates give them, and never bother to get to know who he actually is.

## Thomas Pertz

> *" He's unbearably cute... and he reminds me what an awful person I am. "*
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A genuine person is something that's hard to come by, which is why she hadn't realized how utterly weak she was to people like Tom. Annoyingly enough, he manages to catch her off guard with the earnest way he speaks and, even more annoyingly, she doesn't even mind. At least, not in the moment. She undoubtedly has a soft spot for the other and it manifests in mostly harmless ways. Teasing words, seeking him out, the usual. The innocence of it all makes her feel all the more guilty about how she seeks for cracks in a possibly nonexistent facade along with... other thoughts.