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Why don't you think your answers will be interesting?

[ It's not a smutty question like the ones in the glass in front of Nami, but her curiosity's piqued enough to deviated from the game she's suggested leaning into mere moments ago. But then, Hamel is an interesting person. Wildly unlike any of the women Nami's run into before – she's delicate, not in the frail sense, but in the way a moving work of art would be. It makes sense that she'd be the subject of drawings as she was the first time Nami crossed her path, even if Nami emphatically dislikes anytime the resort makes someone do something they don't want to. ]

They can't be any worse than hearing about all the stuff this place has gotten me to do. [ The casino isn't entirely to blame here, but, details. ]

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Well, to begin with...

[ ... She stares down at her hands for a moment, even though Nami can't see her. ]

I've yet to really choose to do it for myself. There are always factors involved. I'm not quite someone who's used to touch or who enjoys being grabbed, and I haven't been able to surpass that dislike entirely.

These questions are likely to be about preferences, and I truly... don't have any.

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[ Her lips press together in a thoughtful, thin line, as she's left quiet for a moment following Hamel's answer. It's disquieting to think about the varying degrees the resort bends people to its will. Nami hasn't been exempt from the House's influence, but she's had those finely sharpened survival instincts to help her wrap her head around it. A pang of guilt needles at the pit of her stomach at hearing Hamel so obviously disquieted, and she lets the subject drop, though she's no less determined to distract from how boring these pods are. ]

So tell me about your other preferences. What's your drink? Your favorite color, even.