[ there's an itch in the back of his mind again - a familiar one, but one he hasn't thought about in a long time. Hell, it might even be another piece of his memories that had been just vague enough for him to not remember until now. ]
Do you have enough money for all of this?
[ yes - he'd barely scraped by providing for himself and his sister before, and that had eventually ended with the both of them dying after Hikage ran out of funds, he recalls with some bitterness. Maybe the future is different. ]
That's where my book from the castle comes in, my friend. I'm at least going to get us started with the basics-- social security numbers, a college fund that is specifically for your sister's use only, things like that?
[ sometimes, magic is useful. ]
I don't want to lean on it too hard, so I'm not going to change anything drastically, like making us rich or anything. [ she does not want that at all. ] But it'll at least mean that we'll have a starting point to work from that's comfortable.
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[ there's an itch in the back of his mind again - a familiar one, but one he hasn't thought about in a long time. Hell, it might even be another piece of his memories that had been just vague enough for him to not remember until now. ]
Do you have enough money for all of this?
[ yes - he'd barely scraped by providing for himself and his sister before, and that had eventually ended with the both of them dying after Hikage ran out of funds, he recalls with some bitterness. Maybe the future is different. ]
I'll help.
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[ sometimes, magic is useful. ]
I don't want to lean on it too hard, so I'm not going to change anything drastically, like making us rich or anything. [ she does not want that at all. ] But it'll at least mean that we'll have a starting point to work from that's comfortable.
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[ huh! he blinks, then nods his head, seemingly in approval. ]
Maybe I'm still underestimating you, Stephanie.
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[ hikage!!! ]
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[ unless her plans were to get her ass kicked a lot ]
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[ a beat; then, scratching at his head a bit bashfully, he continues. ]
... But I do know. Without you, we probably would have died there.
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Okay, no more compliments.
[ she was offended but now she's just embarrassed. ]
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[ he feels a little victorious whenever he can actually make her embarrassed and not the other way around, though. ]
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[ it's a topic change but it's fine. ]