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She gave a quick shake of her head.
"It's just... this is... normal," she said, shivering.
"I know this is different for you since you're not from here," she added, giving emphasis to the words. She pitched her voice so the thugs could hear. "But base-branchers like me are routinely beat up and picked on. They..."
"We don't like your kind being here!" spat one young Galra.
"So what it's Ascension Day? You shouldn't be allowed above your station! You're trash!" hissed another one.
"The only good base-brancher is a dead base-brancher," sneered another.
Cairis couldn't help the flash of anger. She laid back her ears.
"Then you would have to do all the back-breaking work, idiot!"
The middle-branchers went still.
Then: "What did you just say to me?"
They advanced.












