“do you really have time for this right now?” .. .  the paperwork is tempting.

           “ — .. . “ held between a thumb & forefinger is a sleeved copy of a card with his face on it. people really sought after these, some took the game as seriously as they would war. the gunblader has played his fair share of triple triad. he’s not exactly what you’d call a collector, but some rare items could be earned in exchange for these, he knew. as for this card in particular, he remains undecided, although he mulls the thought over while standing just aside the corridor that led to the training center.

           ✗ – "when it comes to evaluation, i’ll put in a good word for you.” he may have been designated as COMMANDER, but not all responsibilities were his to oversee. he didn’t spend all those years training to become a master of the pen as opposed to his blade.

            ✗ – "of course not.” (that’s not up to me, anyways.) thankfully.