A sharp contrast of class

=Huh, that's...new. Did you know she could do that?=

=I...actually didn't know that. Good to know.=

=Oh most definitely.=

=We're in a port city, right? A whole mess of big ships coming in and out from all over the globe for the sake of trade and supplies?=

=Probably the former with an added twist of nasty, I'm thinking tools and maybe.

=Both.=

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"Rock, paper, scissors! Yes!"

"Dammit!"

"Oh dear gods, they're finally done," Zhen Yue sighed in relief.

Twenty-two minutes.