[ for the meantime, cinder ignores further possible segues into flirtation. her little "kiss" and fragile maiden act has exhausted cinder's capacity to play the part further. as nonon has proven her worth as a fighter and a companion, she needs to integrate the idea that cinder is less girlfriend material and more... mistress material. and leave it at that.

cinder keeps her usual stride as if nonon isn't really there. and rather than talk to nonon, it seems like she's just voicing her complaints aloud. it's disappointing considering how intriguing the new replacements was making their regime sound. ]

Another thing to thank CERES for. For all their talk of management changes, it seems everything is still the same.