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Due to always being aware of their surroundings they were aware of her presence so when she had moved towards their mask they had moved to the side to avoid the removal of their mask. She was good they gave her that but they had spent years honing their senses through meditation. As someone who wanted to be a ninja they knew they needed to sharpen all of their senses.
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They took in the others appearance noticing that she didn’t look familiar. And that she was also younger than they were. ”I had it specifically made. Needed to stay hidden and what better way than to hide your identity,” they said with a small shrug. They wondered what she would think about that statement. Perhaps she would assume they meant with fellow rockets. If that was the case they would allow her to think that.
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”I’ve only been apart of rocket for a feel months. I’ve mostly stuck to the base outside of missions so that’s probably why,” they said upon hearing her statement. ”What about you kid? Been apart of Team Rocket long?” they inquired wondering how someone even younger than them could’ve gotten mixed up in Team Rocket. But considering they weren’t being upfront about their own reasons they decided not to ask.[break] Harper Mann

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They could tell that the the younger teen wasn’t to happy about not being able to obtain their mask. But they didn’t like just anyone seeing their face. So far only Cillian Quinn had seen what they looked like without their mask. And as far as they were concerned the fewer that knew what they really looked like the better. They never knew when some rocket would decide to defect. It just wasn’t a chance they were willing to take.
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Sage actually considered her questions. Wondering how much they should divulge. Before deciding to only go with a watered down version of the truth. ”Someone who currently thinks I’m dead. And I would rather they continue to think that. My face is to recognizable so if another Rocket were to defect all they would have to do is give a description of what I look like and they would know I’m alive,” they told her all this like one would discuss the weather.
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It was their turn to quirk a brow. Not that she would see it. ”Your dad wanted you to join Team Rocket?” they echoed their voice giving nothing away. The fact someone’s parent would want them to join Team Rocket wasn’t something they could wrap their head around. Their parents would be ashamed if they knew they had aligned themselves with Team Rocket. Not that they hadn’t been ashamed of them to begin with. They weren’t stupid. They knew their parents never wanted children. And that him and his brother had only been tools for them to make themselves seem better to those around them.[break] Harper Mann

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Hearing her comment, they raised their brow, although she wouldn't be able to see it thanks to their mask. They were unsure how to feel being compared to a zombie. They doubted many people would want to be compared to one. "I suppose that's one way of looking at it," they said, their tone completely neutral.
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Now, that was just rude. What about them screamed thirteen? Sure, some people took pleasure in being seen as younger than they were, but usually not until they were older. Being sixteen and mistaken for a thirteen-year-old was entirely different. It was kind of offensive, really.
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Though they were supposed to be annoyed, there wasn't much to go on appearance-wise. Despite feeling a bit annoyed, their body language gave nothing away. "No, I'm a bit older than that," they said simply, not bothering to disclose their age.
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”Let's just say it's not about what I did, but what someone else did or didn't do, and leave it at that," they told her, knowing their response made very little sense. However, they didn't feel the need to explain themselves to the younger teen. After all, they had to be careful about what information got out about them.
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Luckily, the subject had moved on from their life, except.... "A cat?" they echoed blankly, sure they had heard her wrong. Was that some kind of metaphor? And if not, how did something like that even happen? Of course, they had heard of feral children, but those stories usually involved someone being raised by canine Pokémon, not feline ones.
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"I made the choice to join on my own. But dealing with a bunch of people can be a bit much at times, so I came down here to recover some energy."[break] Harper Mann

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They weren't sure if they agreed with that or not, that her way of looking at things was the best way. Then again, they supposed most people would think their way of viewing things was the best way. It kind of made them think of those people who liked to be right, though they weren't about to tell her that.
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"I don't know if the people who think I'm dead have said anything. I don't really pay much attention to the news. Too annoying," they said with a small shrug. If they did mention it, then they lied. Their parents definitely wouldn't admit to having left them for dead. That would kind of reflect badly on them. And if there was one thing they hated, it was to look bad.
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They supposed so, but to them, their voice didn't sound like it belonged to someone so young. Sure, they deepened their voice around leaguers if they ever ran into them, but that was to keep anyone from figuring out who they really were. And their voice wasn't really deep, but it didn't break like it would if someone was going through puberty.
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Though they could dismiss the mistaken age thing, they were a bit annoyed about what her dad had told her. "Kind of an exaggeration, girls often mature faster than boys, but not always. How fast someone grows or doesn't grow all depends on how a person is made up, their chemistry."
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"And besides, I don't use the term boy or girl to refer to myself. I'm non-binary," they told her, unsure how she would react. Not everyone agreed with that kind of stuff. Their parents definitely didn't. Not that they had ever told their parents how they felt about being seen as just a boy. They were just happy that their face structure made it hard to tell.
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As she mentioned it being hard being blamed for stuff you didn't do, they nodded. "It wasn't exactly like that, it's more like I paid for someone else's mistakes and the people who I suffered for didn't do anything to help me. What can one expect from cowards though?"
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Talking about their parents wasn't something they enjoyed, so they were relieved when the conversation moved on. Not that they really showed it. Instead, they just listened to what she had to say. So it hadn't been some kind of metaphor?
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The fact that a person would be raised by a Liepard was surprising. They knew that Pokémon could be cruel, so they were sure growing up with one as a parent hadn't been fun. But the way she spoke of him spoke of adoration. Wasn't there a term for that? Someone who formed an attachment to their abuser? Or were they just thinking of Stockholm Syndrome? They were sure that had to do with kidnapping though. Oh well, it wasn't like it really mattered.
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Was she surprised they had joined by themselves? It did seem that way. Seeing no reason to continue on with that line of conversation, they simply nodded. With nothing else to talk about when it came to that line of conversation, the conversation moved on.
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"Yes, I don't feel as drained as I did before," they commented, which was probably a bit strange since they were in the middle of conversing with someone. But talking to someone one-on-one didn't really faze them.[break] Harper Mann

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