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ALEXANDER STONE . a man of many names, a man of as much as a sordid history as callie herself, it went without saying that she was more than a little anxious about this meet-up. but it was one that paxton concordas had set up for her, so she'd already vowed to do her best with it.

[break][break] a stiff nod in his general direction, though her amber eyes still shift over him awkwardly, unsure how to seat herself.

[break][break] she was never good with stuffy interviews like this.

[break][break] "sure. whatever you want, sir."

[break][break] at the very least, the formality part of the interview came easier to her. all she had to do was pretend that she was back in the military, speaking to the likes of MATIAS SILPH or paxton concordas .

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alex, huh?

[break][break] perhaps he isn't as stiff-lipped as he seems to be. callie watches the back of the man who has been rumored to come back from the dead, wondering if it's the unalive part that makes him look so pretty.

[break][break] "sure."

[break][break] a head tilt, arms crossed, as she looks at him.

[break][break] "is that what you big wigs do up in here? just drink to pass the time?"

[break][break] not that she's particularly complaining.

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"is this a special occasion?" she asked, bemused, as she reached for the glass offered to her.

[break][break] callie prefers gin, but she definitely won't say no to a free drink.

[break][break] the glasses clink together in a cheer and she sips at the bourban, blinking with surprise at how smooth it is.

[break][break] "this is pretty good. where's it from?"

[break][break] then the conversation swaps to paxton concordas , and she can't help the way she grins.

[break][break] "did he? that bastard." she lets out a laugh, before nodding. "yeah, i did. worked along MATIAS SILPH and Eva Morales too."

[break][break] "why?"

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"touché."

[break][break] she says nothing else on the manner, though it's obvious she's still bemused. whether it's the way that he seems to carry a conversation or ALEXANDER STONE himself is left up in the air.

[break][break] his words, however, draw her pause.

[break][break] it's a good question. one that she's thought about time and time again. why she left kanto, why she followed paxton concordas out of the army, why she took position at his abandoned precinct.

[break][break] "i suppose if i say i was looking for a change of pace, that's not gonna be enough for you?" she jokes.

[break][break] one last time.

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he sees right though her, cutting to the center of things. a fact that she appreciates.

[break][break] "i came to hoenn because of paxton," she concedes. "and while i'm not really attached at the hip with him, things didn't seem quite the same after he left the precinct."

[break][break] "and i wanted to do something more important than just sitting in the bullpen, twiddling my thumbs, ya know? maybe it's mundane or whatever, but at least it'll mean something more than just filling out stupid paperwork."

[break][break] she glances towards him, lips slotting into a cocky grin.

[break][break] "plus, it's pax. i'd follow him anywhere."

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she arches a brow.

[break][break] "is it?"

[break][break] she feels like loyalty should be the standard. though, then again, perhaps when you're someone like her who had - for the majority of her life - had no one, it made the people she did find that much more important.

[break][break] instead of saying her true thoughts, she simply smiles at him like she has something to hide. "well if you're lucky, mr. stone, maybe you'll be on the end of my 'admirable loyalty' one day."

[break][break] callie takes a swig of the drink that she's provided him, swirling the bourbon around in the glass.

[break][break] "i met paxton in the army in kanto. you should know that — it's in my file."

[break][break] how could she possibly explain the connection that the two of them had? when they'd first met, they hadn't gotten along. they'd butted heads too much. but together, they'd been through brimstone and fire. she would die for him.

[break][break] except he wouldn't let her. he'd left.

[break][break] "but why am i loyal to him? i guess..." she hummed, ruminating on the thought. or perhaps ruminating about how much she wanted to divulge to someone that would probably be her boss. she glanced sideways at him, her cheeks warm from the alcohol.

[break][break] "he'd die for me if it came down to it, and i know i'd die for him. you know anyone like that, mr. stone?"

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"freya morningstar," the kanto vet replies, blinking as the tried to remember who that was. of the list of names that paxton concordas had given to her before she applied to the position. "oh, that's the councilwoman."

[break][break] at least one of them.

[break][break] she hadn't ever met the other woman personally, though it would probably be a good idea to. she wondered if MATIAS SILPH or paxton concordas could introduce her.

[break][break] her head tilts towards him.

[break][break] "to lose? what do you mean?"

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