[This isn't what he wanted to get into after the competition. Some kind of back and forth about the merit of helping a friend versus first meetings. In his mind, Aloy had come first. And he doesn't regret that.]
[His shielding stays. Doesn't waver. Hadn't for Shinji or any of the other new faces. Elena had been the exception, and then, it was an accident.]
(You know, a lot of us really prefer face to face talking.) [The fact there are shields up for a reason isn't something he's going to get into right now.] (Over getting our brains banged into. New people don't need that right away.)
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[This isn't what he wanted to get into after the competition. Some kind of back and forth about the merit of helping a friend versus first meetings. In his mind, Aloy had come first. And he doesn't regret that.]
[His shielding stays. Doesn't waver. Hadn't for Shinji or any of the other new faces. Elena had been the exception, and then, it was an accident.]
(You know, a lot of us really prefer face to face talking.) [The fact there are shields up for a reason isn't something he's going to get into right now.] (Over getting our brains banged into. New people don't need that right away.)