redacted ★ clementine

[infreefall]

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[stillnot]

How'd it start?

[infreefall]

...My family needed the money.

[ it's. embarrassing. but she won't lie about it. ]

They have a construction business, but work's been dwindling for years, so it's hard for them to make ends meet. I wanted to help them, but my dad told me to follow my dreams instead, so... I decided to become a hero, so I could make enough money to let them live an easier life.

[stillnot]

That's still pretty respectable.

[infreefall]

You think? I always get worried about it because people say heroes should just want to help people, not worry about how it pays.

[stillnot]

... But didn't you say you want to do it to help your family?

That's helping people.

[infreefall]

Yeah, but people can get weird about it when money's involved, I guess.

[stillnot]

They're idiots. Just ignore them.

[infreefall]

[ that startles a laugh out of her?? no one's ever said that so frankly to her before. ]

I know, I know... It's just hard to remember sometimes.