The Roof - Early Wednesday Morning

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Cassandra didn't sleep much. And the truth was that she was oddly comfortable on top of roofs. It hadn't taken long in Fandom for her to realize that while it wasn't uncommon for people to be on the roof at night, if she came up early in the morning she could generally find some solitude.

So she sat cross-legged on the roof simply breathing quietly.

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Ino... wasn't sleeping that great, still, since getting back to Fandom. So, rather than possibly wake her roommate through her fuss and bother, she'd headed out of the room.

The roof was a fairly natural destination. She paused when she saw Cassandra. "Good morning," Ino said, still unsure if she even wanted company, let alone what Cassandra might want.

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Without shifting position Cassandra called over her shoulder, "Ino."

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Figuring that was a good enough reason to approach, Ino moved up beside Cassandra. "Hey," she said quietly, "haven't seen you around much."

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A tiny nod of the head served as an answer. "Been... thinking."

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"Oh?" She seated herself in one smooth motion and glanced at her. "Good thinking, or bad thinking?"

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Cassandra looked over at Ino and shrugged. "Not sure."

Her eyes focused suddenly on Ino's, "Is it okay to kill people?"

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Ino was... probably not the best one to ask this of. Or maybe she was?

"I guess it depends on why," she said, after a startled moment of thinking, "it's, I guess, generally accepted that you don't just kill people 'cause you can. But, back home at least, if it's in the orders, or you need to do it to protect yourself then well, you do it. I don't think there's anything wrong with that."

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A frown creased Cassandra's face and she thought for a moment before continuing. "Have you?"

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"No," Ino admitted, "but I doubt it would bother me." It was a bit of a feat, really, that she'd made it in the past for seven months by stealing and hadn't killed anyone.

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"Oh," Cassandra's face fell a little.

Then, "It bothers me."

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"Well," Ino said, considering her, "then a few people I know around here would say that means you've not got psychopathic tendencies. Why does it bother you?"

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Cassandra sat silently, trying to put the words together.

"I... see people. I... know what they feel, what they think. I... watch people die and I..." she trailed of, frowning.

"I know."

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Ino didn't really see the problem. After all, the people that had been talking about psychopathic tendencies had been talking about her tendencies and those of her world. Nonetheless, she was aware enough not to say 'so what?' and shrug.

"I guess then," she said, "maybe you shouldn't kill. If it bothers you. You're here now, right? So you've got options. You don't just have to go back to what you did before."

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River had woken early and Berthold's sniffling had made it impossible for her to fall asleep again. So she had made herself a cup of tea in the kitchen and picked up some cookies, and then walked up on to the roof. Quietly she sat down next to Cassandra.

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Some time was spent in silence before Cassandra turned to look at her friend. "Good trip?"

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River smiled and nodded, then held offered Cassandra her cup of tea. She didn't mind sharing. She also held out a cookie for her friend.

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Cassandra wasn't the sort to turn down either offer so she took a bite of the cookie and a sip of tea and grinned over at River.

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The cookie was a chili and cinnamon one - not too strange by River's standards. River crossed her legs too. "Not stolen by angels?"

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The cookies is considered before being placed on her knee. She might finish it later. Maybe.

She shook her head, "Stayed here."

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"Good choice." Not that angelic abductions had happened by choice.

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Cassandra nodded in agreement. She hadn't been pleased being under constant threat, but it had been better than being pulled back in time.

"Anything happen on Serenity?"

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"Was quiet. I danced on the railings." She smiled at Cassandra at the mention of their common interest.

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A soft smile settled across Cassandra's face. "Sounds fun."

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"It was." River took a bite of her cookie.

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Cassandra sipped some more of River's tea before deciding, "We should try here."