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Post by kruzy on Dec 31, 2006 23:32:56 GMT 1
After his loss to Shamino on the highway, Kruzy witnessed smoke coming from out of his car. It was a white smoke with an almost sweet smell to it, then another smoke arrose, a black smoke, which meant it wasn't good. The RB26 engine tho capable of higher speeds than a low end power horse such as a V8, wasn't fully raced out as Shamino's 240z apparently was.
Kruzy drove his car into a nearby performance shop with an owner his father once new...
"Nice to meet you again chad, you mind if i use one of your bays"
A simple question that Kruzy had asked, since thier wasn't any customers thier at the time.
"Sure Steve.... my have you grown... bay 2. And btw, hows your father doing?
Kruzy stopped for a second before beinning to walk out ot pull his car in the bay.... then sighed and spoke again to chad..
"I haven't seen him in years...... lets just leave it at that"
Kruzy drove the car into the bay, opened the hood and began his tare down.....
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About 4 hours later, Kruzy's face dropped... his eyes almost in a glaze of water and deception.
"FUCK!!!!..." Kruzy screamed out loud.... his voice echoing through the other car bays...... what he found out wasn't good....
"Whats wrong Steve?!!"
A crack in the block was found.. and it would be hard to fix it.... if it was even worth fixing at all....
"I have a crack in the block..... it's a miracle that i even got here without blowing the whole car up..... and on top of that... my turbo's are gone.... god damnit"
Kruzy spoke pissed but collective. This wasn't good... and he was beginning to see all of his hard work go down the drain. A hard saved engine since he was 15, working at his first job.. saving all of his money... when he was 17 he was finally able to purchase the RB26... he got it off ebay for 3200. But it didn't matter now....
"Chad... i need you to do me a favor.... I need you to..... look the best you can, and find me a 240sx motor,... stock... a KA24DE if you could..."
~ I've got to fix it.... but... but.... no..... ill start from scratch... with the KA24DE.... ill turbo it... it'll be cheaper~ He thought to himself.
"No problem steve, im sure i can find one easily.... here, let me give you a ride, you can leave your car on the lift"
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Finally within 10 days... the stock KA24DE was put into the 240sx.... the engine only had about 79,000 miles on it... really good seeing as it came out of another 92. But that wasn't all... from ebay shopping, and some spare metal piping laying around the shop, not to mention his other cars parts... Kruzy was able to turbocharge the KA... but nothing near the power of his RB.... but that would spend time....
The cars new specifications would include, a new ECU, new turbo... single T26 turbo this time, to accomidate to the 4cyl, new turbo manifold.. along with other parts he got sepereratly that normally come in a kit. Kruzy used his old intercooler and cat back exhaust, with some minor fabrications of course... and by the end of another 2 days.. was finished rebuilding the car.
"Finally... it's done... Chad, lets put it on the dyno"
"Alright steve... lets see what she does"
After 5 runs with succesful tuning... the car was able to put out 12 pounds of boost... but only because of the stock internals.
Run 1: 175RWHp Run 2: 172 RWHP Run 3: 182 RWHP Run 4: 187 RWHP And then Run 5: 195.6 RWHP
~Not bad seeing as how its lighter than a lot of cars now.... ~
Kruzy knew it wasn't a lot, but for the meantime, it was going to work, with a fully tuned Tein suspension, and more then better rubbers on the tires, the car was going to be glued to the road.
"Thanks chad.... for all your time and help"
"Anything for an old friend Steve, Come back again"
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Post by raven on Jan 2, 2007 1:41:51 GMT 1
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Raven was heading off on her daily runs. She had been running a lot more, to exhaust herself into sleep. This way she actually got sleep this way and she didn't have to stay awake all night with her frequent insomnia from settling into a new place and no one to sleep next to any longer. She was running through the outskirts of a suburb that had different shops and other things around before you would get to the houses. Raven didn't live in any of the houses she just enjoyed running on the sidewalks here and breathing in the cool winter air was nice. It was much too warm here than she was normally used to having lived in Russia and then Varron before here.
She was dressed, despite the cold in shinny black running shorts that were short on her pale but very toned legs. It was obvious she was an athlete if not a runner. And on her torso lay two skin tight tank tops spaghetti straps a black one underneath and a red one on top. She stopped in front of and across the street from a car shop it seemed. She wasn't really breathing heavily again showing that she did indeed run a lot. She pulled a water bottle off the harness on her leg and she opened it leaning against a building across the street and sipped the water.
Her blue eyes looked around and her black hair and pale skin made her stand out a bit. As athletes are rarely so pale but her skin refused to tan not that she was worried about it. It just tended to make her stand out a bit. She heard some action going on in the car shop and wasn't the kind of girl to go over and introduce herself to a bunch of strangers. So she merely watched a bit from across the street but didn't go over. She just sipped her water and wondered if she was going to go home or not.
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Post by kruzy on Jan 2, 2007 19:37:03 GMT 1
Kruzy was about ot leave and give his old car and yet old engine, but re-done a test drive and probably just to go home. Well he was about to until he noticed a figure across the street. A girl, wearing running shorts and drinking a bottle of water, leaning on the shop across the street. Kruzy at first thought of ignoring the person, trying to not be nosey, looking once or twice trying not to make a scene for himself. But then forgetting about making a scene and just go over to say hi...
~I wonder what a girls doing so far out from SF?~ Kruzy thought to himself as he washed his hands. Using the special sand-like soap to wash the greese and oil off his hands, and then pouring a little water on his forhead, giving his hair a wet messy look.
Kruzy proceeded across the street, walking slow yet not too slow to look like he was planning anything, cause he wasn't. He looked the girl in the eyes and put a smile on his face, trying to keep eye contact to let her know that was the target he was walking over too.
"Hey... my names Kruzy.. I work over their... everything okay?" He said with a doubt in his mind that it was a fairly stupid questionm... running shorts.... water..... like he didn't know that she was running..
~Stupid~ He sighed to himself, as he awaited a reply.
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Post by raven on Jan 3, 2007 0:35:20 GMT 1
Raven sipped her water bottle and she leaned against the store across the way. She had only just begun to put the cap back on her water so that she could begin the journey home regardless of how tired she was. When someone stepped out from the garage across the way. Raven slipped the bottle of water back in it's harness on her thigh where it would stay so she could run without having to carry it or anything. She used it in track practice and just running around the city. He walked across the street to her and she waited because his eyes were on her which tended to mean that he wanted to talk.
He came up and she blushed. She usually did when she was around men. He asked her if everything was okay and she smiled and blushed. She nodded softly a bang falling from her pony tail and she gently tucked it behind her ear. That was the problem with her black silken hair. It rarely did what she told it to.
"I'm just fine. I've been out running today and just stopped to take a small break and drink some water. Thank you.. for worrying. That was, so kind of you." she said as she blushed softly and bit her lower lip.
"I'm Raven by the way." she said with a bright blush and held out her hand to him incase he wanted to shake her hand.
"Is your car broken down?" she asked looking at the shop with her crystal blue eyes and then back to the boy in front of her.
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Post by kruzy on Jan 3, 2007 2:22:00 GMT 1
Kruzy smiled as he noticed that she was blushing, he was fond of girls being somewhat shy, as he used to know what it was like. He waited to hear her say that everything was alright, and that her name was Raven....
"Thats a pretty name Raven, it's cute" Kruzy then blushed for a sec as well, turning his head towards the shop as she asked if his car was broken down.
"Oh, actually not anymore, just got her up and running again today.... a pain.... but fun..." Kruzy stopped talking for a sec, then kinda wanted to know more....
"Um, uh, would you maybe like a lift?... or perhaps like me to walk with you a bit..?" Kruzy remarked very shy, his eyes now not making contact, and kinda looking past her......
"Its getting dark, kinda dangerous"... He said without really thinking.... he hoped she didn't know that he was just trying to get to know her, by making excuses, but in such a way it could be fun.
~Gotta make friends everywhere~ He lastly thought to himself... awaiting her response.
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Post by raven on Jan 3, 2007 22:06:38 GMT 1
Raven blushed deeply when the boy named Kruzy told her that her name was pretty, and even cute. SHe could honestly say that she had never been called cute before. She blushed of course that was just who Raven was to be honest. He told her that his car had indeed been broken down but now it was fixed and that allowed him to drive once more.
"That's good. That your car is fixed." she said softly.
He then asked if maybe she would like a ride. Or perhaps he could join her for a walk. She blushed and started fidgeting slightly because well, she was still not used to people being interested in her nor her safety. Then he came out with the excuse that it was getting dark and she smiled brightly. It was getting a bit dark but she also knew that was just an excuse. One that she thought was sweet though. Because it looked like he wanted to protect her from the night and the people that prowled about.
"Sure. I've been out running all day. So either a walk or a ride would be just fine." she said with a soft blush. "I'd imagine, that you would like to drive your car seeing as it's fixed now." she said softly and blushed as she looked up at him.
"Again, either way is fine. You chose what you would like." she said softly as she took her hair down. Wrapping the band around her wrist her raven black hair fell down around her shoulders like pure silk. And she blushed.. yet again.
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Post by kruzy on Jan 4, 2007 4:29:23 GMT 1
Kruzy blushed a little back towards her. Then he thought what would be more friendly, the car ride would be nice, but then again, the car had two racing seats in the front, the drivers side had a full racing harness, and the passenger side still had the one stock seat belt that would go around the waist, which was a little tight, and may make it a little uncomfortable for her. But walking, walking may be a little more suited, he would be able to walk her home, or if all went too bad, most of the way....
"Maybe we should just walk, its pretty nice out... and the car isn't too comfortable for the passenger....haha" Kruzy then proceeded to lean against the wall for a moment, taking a shoe off, emptying a pretty large rock.. He then looked up at her eyes and blushed...
"That was getting to me...." He said, trying to make a fun time out of it....... "Im ready when ever your ready to go Raven" he proclaimed as he slipped his shoe back on.
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Post by raven on Jan 4, 2007 6:54:02 GMT 1
It seemed he wanted to walk. His car not being comfortable for a passenger and she cocked her brow. Wondering just what kind of car was built but not comfortable for the people you would drive around in it. Clearly Raven was not an avid racing fan nor had she ever looked into it which would explain just why she was looking at him curiously but nodded at any rate. She was a runner, that much was obvious by looking at her legs and just taking in her general physique. She might not be a very buff girl nor was she extremely strong but she was toned and well fit.
He leaned against the wall and she watched shyly tucked her hair behind her ears now that she had taken it down. A huge rock fell out of his shoe and she smiled softly blushing back at him in response to his own blush. It was nice to meet someone willing to not only walk her home but deal with her shyness with a little bit of his own. He said when ever she was ready and she nodded.
"Allright then, lets go." she said. "I.. don't live close.. so maybe when we do get to my place, we can call you a cab. I'd pay of course. Seeing as you're walking me home." she said softly as she blushed.
Together, if he followed, they headed down the sidewalk her hands limp at her sides but fidgeting slightly. For some reason she felt the need to keep them busy but she didn't do anything or make any moves.
"So, Kruzy, that is an interesting name. I can't say that I've ever heard it before. Do you attend the Hircine school?" she asked shyly figuring that a bit of conversation on the way might make the long walk a bit easier. And she would be able to get to know him a bit better.
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Post by kruzy on Jan 4, 2007 18:47:59 GMT 1
"Thiers no need to half to pay for a cab.. its quite alright" He said rather quickly before she continued, and then kept walking along side her. She then continued, telling how the name Kruzy was interesting, and if he attends the school at all.
"Well, the name Kruzy is just a nickname i got from my friends... it comes from two things... my last name mostly, and the fact i love cas and i cruise aroung alot (cruise-Ee)... and school..." Kruzy seemed quite embarrassed a little, it was going to be odd enough that he had graduated, but the fact that he graduated not even from Varron was the weird thing....
"I actually graduated from high school already... in a small town in Massachusetts actually.... I came to Varron at first to attend the University, but.... as you see Varron isn't their anymore, so i went with the flow of students here.... and im 21 by the way... just to fill in the empty spots".... Kruzy finished talking slighty light headed, but fine. He didn't really give long pauses durnig his sentence breaking and kept it reather fast paced.
"So tell me Raven my dear, how old are you?" Kruzy asked lastly, just to keep the sentence and conversation flowing.
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Post by raven on Jan 5, 2007 7:20:07 GMT 1
Raven listened to how he got his nickname and she smiled. She had to admit it was a interesting nick name but it did seem to fit him. It seemed he was into cars a lot more than she had first thought. And then to find out he was indeed a graduate was interesting. Not that she had any problems with that at all. In fact, she found it most intriguing. Here she was talking to a college student and here she was just being her normal high school girl self. They walked a bit more and she did happen to raise her brow softly when he mentioned that he was twenty one years old. She did however, blush very deeply when he called her 'Raven my dear'. A huge red blush on her cheeks and nose.
"Me? I'm seventeen. But my birthday is soon, so almost eighteen and a senior. I graduate in may." she said softly with a soft blush as they walked together.
"What are you studying in college?" she asked softly as she looked over at him a bit shyly. "I was thinking about going into a culinary program. I enjoy cooking and baking, and I think it would be something that I could do long term."
She decided it might be better to answer the question first so he didn't feel like she was just quizzing him. Which she wasn't she merely wanted to get to know her walking partner. She was enjoying herself already. He was nice, and it seemed he didn't mind the little conversation not to mention he was polite. He wasn't even going to let her pay for a taxi. In someways she was relived as she didn't have much extra money, she had only just started a new job so it was going to be picking up a bit.
"And.. with you're name, and the explaination, does that mean.. you race?" she asked softly.
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Post by kruzy on Jan 5, 2007 15:36:28 GMT 1
Kruzy listened with a deep interest in getting to know Raven. Not a lot of girls seem to talk to him, so he was trying to make as many new friends as possible. She then proceeded to ask him a few questions, and Kruzy was happily willing to answer them, with a smile on his face of course.
"In college, i would like to study a few things.. but i think the biggest intrigue i have, is to follow my goal and open up my own automobile dealer. So im trying to learn as much as i can about cars, while i also want to learn about buisness" Kruzy answered as if he had it all planned out. His school was unknown at the meantime, and when in the future he planned to do this was unknown, but it was what he wanted.
Then she went on to explaining what she wanted to do... ~a cook huh~ he thought to himself... but not in a bad way, basically making a mental note, just to remember her hobbies and what not. Then she asked the question about him racing... and thats where Kruzy became kind of puzzled how to answer. Not knowing if it would be safe to tell sombody that he street races somtimes, yet explaining only during certain times, and pre-organized.
"Yes... and no...." Kruzy answered firstly... trying to think of how to answer it... "I race, but only with one or two other people..... im not one for the whole downtown racing scene... i know im smarter than that.." Kruzy finished, he replied pretty sharply, with a soft tone, he hoped it wasn't rude in any way either.
"What are some other things about you?" Kruzy then asked Raven, trying to keep the conversation going back in forth, not to just keep her making all the questions.
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Post by raven on Jan 6, 2007 0:20:20 GMT 1
Raven smiled softly as he began to talk more about himself. His college plans and how he wanted to be an auto dealer, with a bit of business on the side. She smiled as she thought about that. It was an admirable profession and one she could see him doing well in especially if he seemed to know about cars. He told her that he raced, but just a little. However, the tone was a bit sharp and she bit her lower lip and looked down a bit as he did that. She must have hit a nerve or something so she made a note not to talk about racing anymore.
He asked about what other things she liked to do and she smiled softly. It wasn't much but she did a few things and she enjoyed every one of them.
"Well, as I said I cook, a..lot." she chuckled softly. "It's one of my passions. I run, obviously." another chuckle she was getting more comfortable.
"I'm on the track team, and I run in my spare time. It helps me think. Other than that, I read quite a bit, I've tried writing but I can never manage to actually finish a story. And I play the violin. But.. that's a secret." she said with a soft smile as she didn't play at school though the counselor had begged her to join a music class Raven was much too shy.
"So .. what other things do you do? Besides cruising and working on cars?" she asked eager to learn more about her new friend. He was nice he even kept the conversation flowing it made him much easier to talk to. Normally she struggled in conversation but now it seemed to be coming almost naturally.
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Post by kruzy on Jan 6, 2007 20:36:18 GMT 1
Raven's constant blushing made Kruzy feel as if he'd found his equal. A shy girl, but when they got to know eachother, a good friend in the making.
"I like money...haha, but i know doesn't everyone, i somtimes write poetry, but i haven't in a long time, and when i lived back home, i liked hanging out with friends" Kruzy answered raven with a smile upon his face, a small laugh after his first reply, and then took it from their.
Kruzy began to blush a bit more now... it wasn't from anything she said, or anything remotely related. He felt as if for a change he found sombody nice, sombody whose friendship would be helpful.... and the fact that he thought she was cute. Kruzy rubbed his eyes a little, trying to get the blushing to go down.
"Um ah.... do you hang out with friends a lot?" Kruzy said at first stuttering, and then finally spitting out.
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Post by raven on Jan 7, 2007 2:31:23 GMT 1
Raven smiled at him as he told her more about himself. She listened carefully as he spoke to her and she watched him as he spoke. He was nice, he continually blushed and she was curious about it. She had never met a male that blushed like she did and she had to admit it was rather refreshing to do so now. Poetry was something she had never tried her hand at. Stories was more her thing and she had several started but for some reason she would get close to the end and never find the inspiration to close up the story so that it could be finished.
He then asked her if she hung out with friends a lot and she smiled. It was an easy question to answer especially now that she had moved here to SF. In Varron, the answer would have been much the same however, but here she really didn't have any friends.
"No." she said softly with a shrug. "Mainly, because.. of well.. my shyness I.. don't really meet that many people. And.. so I haven't any friends. You might say.. well of course you have to have one friend somewhere, but to be honest, I don't think I do. Mainly because, the friends I did have, back in Varron, decided not to come. So I'm having to start over, which is hard for me because of who I am." she said softly.
"I bet.. you have lots of friends." she said with a smile and a blush.
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Post by kruzy on Jan 8, 2007 1:43:06 GMT 1
Kruzy listened to Raven's responses, and to be honest became kind of irratated. ~Doesn't everybody have friends somwhere?~ he thought to himself, trying to keep his facial expression to a minimum. And then Kruzy was kind of emarrased, she thought that a guy like him would have a lot of friends.... ~ i wish~ he thought to himself with a slight smirk then it turning into a frown....
"Well i.... I have associates... not quite friends... well yet... but i know i have one friend so far" Kruzy stopped and looked at Raven, hoping that she had looked back at him before he spoke again, trying to be the kind hearted gentlemen.
"Don't say you don't have any friends... im here now" Kruzy then smiled, also blushing in the process. It was a stupid line probably, maybe even expected. But he mreant it, Kruzy really thought that Raven was already begun a good friendship...
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Post by raven on Jan 8, 2007 6:15:08 GMT 1
Raven looked up at him when he said he didn't have a lot of friends. She didn't either, none really. Not now they were all back in Varron for the most part and she was having to make new ones. But he looked down at her and stopped walking. He told her that he at least had one friend now and she blushed deeply. He was looking right at her when he said that and a smile broke out on her face as she thought about it. He was right they had in a way become friends. Or in the least they were starting to.
"You're right!" she chuckled. "I have one too now. I'm glad.. that I do have a friend. I hate being alone. It's hard for me, because.. when I was younger I was never alone and it seems that since coming to America I am nothing but basically alone."
She looked over at him and smiled.
"Well then, that settles it. You're staying for dinner. I told you I cooked. And the thing I miss most about leaving my friends behind in Varron, is that I have no one to cook for. So! You get to be my poor defensless subject." she chuckled. "What do you say?"
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Post by kruzy on Jan 10, 2007 1:29:10 GMT 1
A small smile on Kruzy's face grew to a wide one, matching that was a bright blush. Kruzy was pretty happy that he seemed to have a real friend now, this would be helpful in life, because friends are almost more important than anything.
"Id love to stay and eat your food!" He said as energeic as a rabbit on steroids. He was pretty thrilled about it.
"Uh, how much further to your house are we now actually?... we've actually put on quite a distance." Kruzy mentioned as he turned around for a second, all the streets and surroundings looking different now. Kruzy didn't recognize this place or any of the surroundings.
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Post by raven on Jan 10, 2007 7:04:43 GMT 1
Raven chuckled when he got so excited about her cooking for him. She smiled brightly and tucked her hair back behind her ears. She was excited she could cook and enjoy an evening with someone. She took out her bottle of water and took another sip real quick as he asked her another question. She took a look ath their surroundings. They were getting closer. But she had warned him ahead of time it would be a long walk.
"Haha! I knew you weren't up for a long walk." she chuckled jokingly. She was starting to warm up to Kruzy he seemed like a nice guy and a good friend to have around.
"We aren't too far a mile or so more. Why getting tired of my company already?" she asked with a wink. It was nice though. Having a friend and one coming over. She could see her apartment building up ahead after a while and she smiled as she pointed it out.
"I live on the top floor there." she said pointing out the sleek building that wasn't too far ahead. "It's pretty nice there. Though I wish I didn't live alone. It's rather boring. And lonely." she said with a shrug.
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Post by kruzy on Jan 10, 2007 23:08:04 GMT 1
Kruzy smiled as she replied saying he wasn't up for a long walk, he knew she was kidding so he smiled along with her, then slighty blushing as she winked... ~that was cute~ he thought to himself, referring to her wink. Raven then pointed out a large apartment complex coming up, it was still a mile or so away, but you could still see that it was quite large.
"Nah, i like walking, and your company makes it just that more merrier...." He said with a blush, slighty hiding his face by making off he had to cough right after.
"Wow, that looks like a big building... top floor huh? that must be a nice view over the city" Kruzy continued walking, almost tripping over a crack in the sidewalk, but regaining his balance. ~heh.. smooth...kruzy, real smooth~ he thought to himself again.
"You know, i wouldn't know why you live alone... your such a nice girl.. your pretty, and if what you say is true.. you can cook.. huge plus... hehe"
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Post by raven on Jan 10, 2007 23:57:46 GMT 1
"Yeah, it does have a nice view of the city. The apartments on the top floor are also rather large. They call them lofts or something I'm not sure what that means, but it's a nice place. I like it. Except that it's lonely. I'm thinking about getting a pet or something, perhaps." she said softly
He tripped suddenly and she put her hand on his arm before she knew it and then she blushed slowly pulling it back. He seemed allright now, having just barely lost his balance. She put her hands behind her back clasping her right wrist with her left hand. She continued walking when he suddenly told her that he didn't know why she lived alone. She was nice. Well sure, she guessed she was nice, she was merely just being herself. But when he told her she was pretty she blushed a deep deep red and bit her lower lip looking down letting her hair hide her face. He told her that she was a good cook, which he could only assume right now and she nodded silently.
"It's hard. I'm so shy and .. it's hard for me to talk to people sometimes. But I .. had a boyfriend, back in Varron. But he left me, a while before I moved her. I went to Russia, to visit, and when I came home, he was gone. Left a note, saying he would never forget about me, but was gone. And I.. I'm alone now." she said with a shrug but there was evident pain in her voice and the fact that she didn't look up showed that she was hiding her emotions or trying to.
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