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[Backdated to the first group returning from the trip]

[Even as the ding of the elevator signals their arrival on the third floor, Kallen still doesn't wake from her nap as Rookie carries her piggyback out of the lift. She mumbles a bit, but ultimately stays unaware of her surroundings.

Welp.]

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[She's not angry, exactly. It's more a combination of resignation and a little exasperation. Probably some tired thrown in, too.

She doesn't acknowledge her name right away, and when she does, it's not with much response.]

Hm?

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[Having to wait did very little to set him at ease, but then again there was nothing about how this conversation was developing that did. So when she finally did respond, Rookie gave a small sigh.]

Look, it's... [A shift of his weight again, seeming stuck somewhere in between wanting to apologize or pretty much just saying nothing at all.] It's not because I don't want to talk to you.

You know that, right?

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I-- [A pause of her own.] Yeah, overall I think I do.