She basked in the distraught, uneven mess of emotions that were emanating from her younger friend.

"Can you believe that he thought I went 'too far'?!"

Jinx rambled on, before plopping down face first to hang over the ledge of the platform. Her head was now suspended at Hiedra's level, who sat on the floor. Kicking her feet, the teenager added to her first question, abruptly quiet-spoken and childish.

"What do you think?"

An air of nostalgia complemented the courtesan's bittersweet smile.

"Progress requires sacrifice."

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