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Finally, the petite Seraph pokes her head out from a boulder in Nero's direct line of sight - and her deadpan stare is already screaming what she clearly thought of him before she even opens her mouth:]

Did you also get paid to be this stupid? If you had work, you should already know exactly what you need to be after. Otherwise, you're just wasting time with charity work.

I need a raise and charity work is a great way to pass time.

[Wait a minute. he's too slow to pick up on her insults. ]

Did you just call me stupid? You can shove that thought right up your ass.

My name's Nero.

But if you use charity to get rid of problems before they happen, where do you think work that humans pay to solve would even come from? [The irritation is fading at least, replaced by what almost passes for genuine childish and innocent curiosity. She also sounds awfully detached, throwing the word 'humans' out with borderline suspicious indifference.]

Oh, maybe they just pay you enough to keep you stupid. [She didn't stutter, now did she? If it wasn't clear the first time...]

Didn't your parents ever tell you it's rude to make assumptions? You look like a stupid fucking kid from where I'm standing.

[He doesn't want to be told off by such a small person. ]

I should teach you something useful like ...manners.

[Times like these make Edna feel a tiny pang of regret for not coming into existence as a Water or Wind Seraph. If she had control over those elements, there would be more graceful options to shut that creature up. As it is, however, she can only try to hurl more rocks at him, which she unfortunately already knows would be a futile endeavor. What that dumb animal lacked in wit it seemed to make up in strength and agility, after all - to not even go into how he's capable of seeing her, which was unusual enough in and of itself.]

And you look like a lost cub who's hit its cranium more times than it can count. Do you even know where you are right now? [Because if he bothered doing some research, any well informed local would have told him that these mountain ranges are sacred, home to elemental spirits that bless the land. There's a shrine rather close by, actually, but by the looks of it, she really wouldn't be surprised if he just wound up here after getting legitimately lost.

tldr - smol girl is STILL telling him off, as she's been doing since they first met]

I'm standing in a hellhole. Yeah? What about it?

[Nero turns his sword around and just sits on it. There are no chairs in such a remote area and his back is starting to get sore. ]

Did you lose your mommy? I didn't see anyone for miles so you're out of luck.

[He could also just sit on a rock like she was doing, sheesh... The mongrel's got a really obnoxious style going on too, huh?

Her shoulders droop in a quiet sigh. Without wasting another breath, perhaps for both their sake, she turns her back to him and begins to saunter away towards an uphill but also very rocky path. If he doesn't follow her, that'd be great, but if he does... Then whatever, it's what she's expecting anyway.]

Hey!!

[He can just fly over there so she won't leave him in the dust. Nero doesn't even understand what Edna's deal is. She talks so crass and clearly isn't human. No ordinary person would be calm about being far from civilization.

He only knows that he doesn't like any of this. It could be a trap.]

I told you my fucking name but I don't know yours.

[It's not just her speech pattern and attitude, either; despite the rough terrain, she weaves between the tumultuous bumps and jagged slopes like it's some grassy meadow. Her pace is no faster than any other regular girl her stature may have, were they strolling through a town street and not actually performing what's essentially a mountain hike. Her steps remain steady, and her posture easy. Going uphill here clearly isn't taxing for her in the least, which should also make tracking and/or following her equally effortless.]

Is there a point to learn the name of everything that crawls past you? Or do you make it a habit of asking?

[As insulting as the words may be, she sounds as deadpan as ever. Definitely not a normal little girl...]