<span style="font-family:Palanquin">His charisma was such that Jin really really wanted to like him. She wanted to be able to smile at some of his cheap comments and she wanted to be able to play along with him and go wherever he led, to go on an adventure, just like he said. No matter how much she wanted to, though, she couldn’t. She couldn’t risk staying with him for any longer than she already had, she had to get away, and she had to keep him safe from those that would hunt him because of what she was or who was keeping an eye on her. <br/>
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Then again, it was quite possible that it was already too late to save him from that fate. Her eyes continued to flicker and she chuckled when he seemed to settle on calling her ‘Doll.’ It wasn’t a name she was adamantly opposed to and if it was what he insisted on, she would allow it. <br/>
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“What if there isn’t anything I want to do?” she asked him curiously, finding that no matter how wrong she knew it was, she still wanted to join him. There was something about him that she just liked already. “What if I just want to run as far as I can as fast as I can?” In truth, it was what she wanted to do. She wanted away from everything. The moment she took off, though, Jinora knew it would seal their fates. It was more a playful question than an actual hope to do so. She wondered how he’d react though. <br/>
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When he took her hand and started leading the way, hers neatly and loosely folded into his. He was already holding her firmly enough; she didn’t need to hold him in return. That would’ve just been… well, awkward. <br/>
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The two of them started down an alley and just as she was settling in, Jinora could see the flashes of what was coming. They weren’t anywhere that Sly would see, but she knew they were being followed. “Sly!” she called up to him, hoping he would stop and turn around. “Sly, you’re - no, we’re being followed! You have to run!” Jinora wasn’t sure if the pursuers were close enough to hear her or not, but she didn’t care. He was too kind and too sweet to endure what they would do to him. “I told you I’m no good! You have to run!” <br/>
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A serious panic was settling in over her expression now and she really hoped he finally got it through his thick skull. She was with them. She wasn’t a good person to befriend.</span>