...... Closing the book!

.... Moving the book... 💢

( literally just reading )

Not with you-

Then trade places with me, I'm not a part of this.

For what crime!?

WHAT DID I DO.

.... Well that was awkward.

......... Cinder truly had almost no idea what this was about. Mistaken identity, apparently. And now this stranger is almost crying in front of her? ... She isn't goot with emotions at the best of times, and this is far from the best of times.

.. Cinder's, on the other hand, remained the same. Annoyance...

I don't even know who you are.

( from off in the distance ) STOP SAYING BREEDING

" How could I have kiIIed him!? Roman Torchwick died during the Fall of Beacon! "

She raises an eyebrow " Roman Torchwick? What about him. " .. She's only heard of him. Never had any interest.

" If I was a murderer, I probably wouldn't have an official license, would I? "

" I'm not just going to pretend to know who this is to give you closure. " Crossing her arms..

..... 💢 " If this is the other woman you claim shares my name, could it be any more obvious we aren't the same person? "

" I'm sure it's a coincidence. " .... Welp. She has decided they're done now. So she is going to Walk Away.

" I don't have a sibling. You met a completely different person who happens to share my first name. "

And she's snatching it back " Give me that! " .. And she's putting it away. The nerve of some people!

" Read the license. It's Rhodes. " Sigh. She could be doing.. Literally anything else.

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐴 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑜 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦

. . . . . . . " So, are we done here? As much as I'd 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 to turn you in for this, I also want to get on with my day. "

" 'Pretend'? I spent years working to get my license. " And, sure enough, she is flashing her license!! 'Cinder Rhodes.'

I hate you all and I'm going to sleep, bye.

..... Annnnd she's arming her booooow again-

" I am. So what is this? A hit? " That wouldn't explain all the emotion she was clearly showing, though.. " Should I just skip to the part where I turn you in for assauIting a huntress? " What.

" ..... This doesn't explain anything. At all. " Pointing her blade at Neo.

" Then figure something out. I'm getting impatient with this. "

Cinder approached, and switched to her blades. " .... Start talking. " She was already getting pissed.

I just got here and I already hate being here.

We should Jump the pink one.

...... The thing about explosions is they don't need to hit you dead on. Instead of aiming at the parasol, she fires the shot to the right of Neo, where Hush wouldn't have blocked it. The idea being to let the blast force get her.

Stop talking about breeding.

what.

They do explode indeed! Which is why she's loading more arrows into her bow to fire at this doppelganger. " Nice copy. But you got my features wrong. "

.. It was successful. She was tripped.. Which only angered ehr further. " Figured. You're the same girl? " Now she's forming her bow, and firing an arrow into 'Cinder's' remaining eye. She is a good shot!

.. She didn't recognize her as herself at first. And frankly, she didn't care to take a close look. She just kicked the illusion.

fucking hate short people istg.

Cinder stepped back, only so she could do a front flip over the opened parasol, and strike at Neo from behind. She's been practicing her up close combat..

.... She had no idea what this angry little goblin was referring to. She rolls her eyes.. Batting Hush out of the way, and kicking Neo back! Before swinging both blades at her, one at a time!

" I'm assuming there's a point behind all of this? Care to share, 𝙥𝙞𝙥𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙖𝙠? " She was in a defensive stance, allowing Neo to make the first strike.

WHO IS THIS SASSY LOST CHILD.

Cinder grits her teeth.. She does her best to keep up with all of the attacks.. Not realizing yet that some are only illusions. Some hits were taken to her aura, others were deflected. And there was room for her to counter attack..

..... Narrowing her eyes. This one almost looks like she has a grudge. " .. Fine. I'll play your game.. " Grabbing her other blade. ... Come at her!

( Did y'all hear something? ) ( Must've been the wind. )

... Thankfully? She has pretty good reflexes. She grabbed her obsidian blade to deflect the swing.. " 𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏 is your 𝙈𝘼𝙇𝙁𝙐𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉!? " .. Who is this sassy lost child!?

( ......... Eyebrow raise. ) ..... ( Whatever. Moving along. )

..... Something feels off. I don't like it.