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Oh, they own a spice shop? [ someone still doesn't know Kalim is rich, oopsie. ] And what's wrong with the tea shop?

[the nice scent of the tea probably covers up the yucky wealth smell]

Surprised they get hands-on with it.

[SIP]

Oh! No, they don't own a shop. We basically do most of the trading for my country! Dad's into a lot of things, but I don't pay attention to all of it.

[ looking between him and Aloy, confused

Kalim isn't a greedy sociopath so clearly she must not be understanding ]

The entire country? Is he someone important?

They're rich. No one's perfect, I guess.

Yeah... We get invited to represent the Scalding Sands in a lot of things.

[ not seeing the issue in 'they're rich.' ]

But you're really nice and a good person! Rich people are awful and greedy.

[Sorry Kalim you’re on your own with this one buddy she’s supposed to be taking care of herself and enjoying some tea]

Eh?? Really?? But I've been like this all of my life...

Well, my creators were rich, and they tried to steal Gaia and leave the world to die. Ted Faro was rich, and he caused the Faro Plague... In the old world, there was a high correlation between someone's level of wealth and the level of responsibility they held for the environment's degradation.

Although, Elisabet had significant wealth as well...

[Straightens up, and interjects.]

Miriam Technologies was - what was it called. A green company. It was fixing things. Elisabet wasn’t trying to build a personal getaway from the end of the world, and she wasn’t trying to buy a seat to abandon the planet.

Oh…

[ he looks between them ]

So you don’t like rich people?

That's true, she wasn't using it like everyone else...

[ there's just been so many awful rich people okay ]

Well, I like you! In our world, historically...they've been kind of terrible.

They didn't even keep it "historical." They're recently terrible.

I see, I see.

Well, here, I'm just like you, right? So, you don't have to worry about that!!

[ that's the problem, right??? ]

So we can be friends here, and worry about it later!

It doesn't mean we can't be friends outside of here. We'll be friends no matter what! [ teasingly, ] Just let me know if you start thinking about building war machines.

But if anyone tries starting an old world economy around here, I'm going to throw them in the lake.

I dunno what that means, but I'm not really interested in technology anyway.

Besides... It's natural to wanna help the people who need it in front of you, right?? So we can agree on that much.

It is!

[ good Kalim, best Kalim ]

Maybe don't throw people in the lake, Aloy.

Maybe.

[Taking a nice, long drink.]

Maybe it won't be so bad in the summer.

Oh! I should try to get my signature spell back before then, we could have a safer pool party.

What's a pool party?

Didn't we already clear the pool area? What do you need a spell for?

Ahh, that's true. I was thinking of how to refill the pool, but we can probably solve that already, huh?

[ to beta, ]

Anyway, it's a party!! At a pool! Everyone gets to swim around and have fun.

Oh...I can't swim.

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