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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Chase can't put his finger on exactly what is off, other than there seems to be a weight hanging over her head./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Is something wrong?" he interjects, suddenly stopping his retelling of yesterday's detention. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""No," Ahsoka quickly responds, though it seems an obvious lie. "Just worn out."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"He raises an eyebrow, but leaves the subject alone. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""So," she asks, seemingly having forgotten their previous unfinished conversation, "What is it like having a billionaire inventor dad?"/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Chase shrugs. "Well, having grown up with one my whole life, I'm not exactly sure how it differs from having a more normal dad."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""It must be kind of weird though. I mean, your dad is one of the best talented inventors in the world, I can't imagine how many competitors he must have. People who'd do anything to just get inside your house."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""In that regards, yeah. My dad is super paranoid, which you know, kind of rubs off on us."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Has that like ever actually happened? Where someone broke into your house or was like spying you or something?"/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Chase shakes his head. "No. Not that I've ever known of at least."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ahsoka tosses her backpack on the ground, throwing herself on the couch. "I'm home," she calls out. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Footsteps shuffle from behind her. "We're in the kitchen," Anakin replies loudly. She groans, pulling herself back to her feet and trudging through the house. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Obi-Wan is at the counter, hunched over a laptop searching through a list of New Mexico universities. Ahsoka frowns quizzically. "What's going on?"/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""We found Marcus' address through the school's website," Anakin explains, appearing after closing the fridge door. He pops open a can of Sprite. "So naturally we went and knocked on the front door. No Marcus or parents."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""But his sister did answer," Kenobi finishes./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Sister?"/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Her name is Armida. Very polite, well-mannered girl. She's apparently been attending some university in New Mexico, but has moved back temporarily and is finishing this semester online. Apparently, their father's work has unexpectedly increased and she's moved back in order to look after Marcus."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Maybe she was the one I saw arguing with Marcus the other day," Ahsoka speculates. "Do you believe her story?"/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""That's what we're trying to verify," Obi-Wan replies. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Chase can't put his finger on exactly what is off, other than there seems to be a weight hanging over her head./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Is something wrong?" he interjects, suddenly stopping his retelling of yesterday's detention. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""No," Ahsoka quickly responds, though it seems an obvious lie. "Just worn out."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"He raises an eyebrow, but leaves the subject alone. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""So," she asks, seemingly having forgotten their previous unfinished conversation, "What is it like having a billionaire inventor dad?"/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Chase shrugs. "Well, having grown up with one my whole life, I'm not exactly sure how it differs from having a more normal dad."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""It must be kind of weird though. I mean, your dad is one of the best talented inventors in the world, I can't imagine how many competitors he must have. People who'd do anything to just get inside your house."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""In that regards, yeah. My dad is super paranoid, which you know, kind of rubs off on us."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Has that like ever actually happened? Where someone broke into your house or was like spying you or something?"/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Chase shakes his head. "No. Not that I've ever known of at least."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ahsoka tosses her backpack on the ground, throwing herself on the couch. "I'm home," she calls out. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Footsteps shuffle from behind her. "We're in the kitchen," Anakin replies loudly. She groans, pulling herself back to her feet and trudging through the house. /p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Obi-Wan is at the counter, hunched over a laptop searching through a list of New Mexico universities. Ahsoka frowns quizzically. "What's going on?"/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""We found Marcus' address through the school's website," Anakin explains, appearing after closing the fridge door. He pops open a can of Sprite. "So naturally we went and knocked on the front door. No Marcus or parents."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""But his sister did answer," Kenobi finishes./p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Sister?"/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Her name is Armida. Very polite, well-mannered girl. She's apparently been attending some university in New Mexico, but has moved back temporarily and is finishing this semester online. Apparently, their father's work has unexpectedly increased and she's moved back in order to look after Marcus."/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Maybe she was the one I saw arguing with Marcus the other day," Ahsoka speculates. "Do you believe her story?"/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""That's what we're trying to verify," Obi-Wan replies. /p
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