Kevin
*As Hitoshi leaves the building, she takes a turn into a nearby alleyway and beckons Arthur. She isn't afraid of the local cutpurses or hooligans, even despite her now vulnerable state. She can take care of herself. And she can hear things from a mile away these days. Her Night Vision was on par with a Water Macen's, as well. So she isn't afraid of being jumped.

She continues to adopt that soulful, broken look. The look of realisation. Of guilt. Not that Hitoshi isn't aware of her guilt, but it hit her again like a boulder as she talked to Zed.

That was someone she associated with. And she regarded everything Zed said as correct, even if it was a little pretentious.

And then the back of Hitoshi's mind started telling her things. It told her things all the time. But it got louder when Zed brought everything up. 

Hitoshi sighs.*

"Arthur, I am a bad person. I have done horrible, **Horrible** Things I never told you I did.

I won't explain too much. But... I can see you going down that path. I know I should really be trying to arrest you. But if that is the case, I should be arrested too. And life was kind enough to give me a second chance. So I want to give you that chance.

Please don't become like me."
Laura
*Following Hitoshi into the dark alleyway, his own senses would be able to see a pretty good deal inside. He confirmed that there were no ambushers and the whatnot hiding their filthy selves inside the alley, so he relaxed a good bit as he walked in. Most people would be feeling anxious, maybe even a bit terrified, at the prospect of wandering into a dark alley alone, but Arthur was relieved seeing that this space was scarce of any people besides him and Hitoshi.

He saw that she still kept that scorned, pitiful look on her face. From what he's seen from her before her transformation into a woman, he really wasn't the type to just become depressed like that all of a sudden. Most likely, it was something that the bastard water Macen had said that caused her to feel so down; Arthur silently swore to himself that the next time he saw him, he'd definitely give that prick a piece of his own mind. Arthur himself looked relatively at ease, even going so far as to reveal his fox tails and ears as they delved further into the alley. The soft glow of his tails would illuminate the narrow space, revealing both of their faces in the light. He went silent for a brief moment, seeing that this was quite the awkward situation, but then Hitoshi began talking about how she didn't want Arthur to go down the wrong path, and how she also did horrible things.*

*A combination and scramble of puzzled thoughts mixed with concerned emotion and unbridled curiosity was whipped up within Arthur's mind. On the one hand, he wanted to comfort Hitoshi, though he really wasn't sure on how he was to do that. He truly felt bad for his friend, even when she did say that she should be arresting him right now, but really couldn't bring himself to dislike her. If it were anyone else, he would've beat them where they stood, in order to be safe and not have them spread the word that they met 'Criminal at Large, Arthur Dax,' but he really couldn't bring himself to think anything of the sorts to Hitoshi. The kindness she exuded as she spoke told more than her words ever would; she genuinely didn't want Arthur to follow a criminal path, and really wanted to give him a second chance to become... Innocent.*

*He however, didn't reciprocate that thought.*

"Hitoshi," He spoke in a kind tone. "Look, We've both done and committed extremely horrific things. There were some that Ive done that I find especially vile, even upon looking back at them now. I really appreciate your concern for me, but I... Kind of don't feel like taking that 'second chance' you speak of. Frankly, I enjoy my life as of now. It's not that bad; In this style of life, I'm truly free.

And I'm never going to give that up. Not willingly."
Kevin
*Hitoshi pauses. For a while. A good long while. A **Very** Long time.*

*She steps back slowly, a look of... Sheer betrayal. But she doesn't get emotional. Hitoshi's never been one to show emotions. Inside, she's burning with rage, and drowning in her own internal tears. She isn't really sure what to do now.

What can she do? Hitoshi tried to point out the regret she had over choosing that life. But Arthur doesn't seem to get it. Maybe he'll change his mind some other time. God only knows.

All Hitoshi knows, is that despite an outburst of rage had long ago, she really doesn't want to hurt Arthur. But if she has to...*

"Just don't do anything else horrible. Please? I lived this life. I **Lived** It. And **I** Am telling **You** That it's not worth it. But if you don't listen to me... At least try to hold onto some morals, unlike what I did."

"Be better than me."

*The best Silnarian Hitoshi has spoken... Ever. Hitoshi wishes she could celebrate that. But she really can't, considering the circumstances.*

*What a day. What a lovely day.*
Laura
*Arthur would look puzzled a bit at Hitoshi's initial expression, which was a drawn out look of betrayal plastered on her face. As to who had betrayed who, Arthur himself was not too sure - was it something he had said? Yeah... That was probably the most likely cause for why Hitoshi was acting this way.

He kept staring her down, noticing the aura of tension within the air. Whereas he was relaxed and somewhat carefree like before, his brain instincitvely sent signals to his body that he was somehow in danger. He tensed up like he would when preparing for combat, though he couldn't really see anyone to do combat with in the first place. After all, the only people in the alleyway as of now were Hitoshi and himself, and Arthur really didn't want to fight his friend, but if he were forced to defend himself, it wouldn't matter who the attacker was; he would fight back with his full force.*

"I really can't say that I won't due anything *Horrible*, per se. Whatever I find the most enjoyment doing is what I'll do, no matter what it may be. There's really not anything holding me back now, is there? The Government's out for my head, so why not go all out and make them actually work for my bounty? 

It may not be worth it for you, but for me, I guess I'm just living how I want to live. I've got morals as well... I think. To me, it seems like what happened in the past is something you want to keep to yourself. I'll respect that, and I won't touch on it any further. I just hope you stop feeling down, my friend."