Anise might have been willing to offer up the information easily if Aidou had been more friendly, but it wasn't looking like charity was going to be the key to this guy's heart. And in that case, why give away good information for free?
"Maybe! If you have something to tell me in return," Anise replied, still grinning widely. To somewhat justify her terms, she added in a more delicate tone, "After all, with how the bulletin is now, it's harder for news to travel." Information was more valuable than ever now, especially information about hard-to-reach areas of the institute.
"I'm not asking for much, though! Just anything that isn't already common knowledge. And if you can't think of anything, then I'll think of something for you to tell me." There was a mischievous glint in her eyes. Aidou was a pretty mysterious guy, so there were plenty of things she wanted to ask if she could ever expect an answer.
Of course, there was always the chance that this grouch would refuse to go along with her proposition, so she decided to bait him some more. "Or you can say no, if you don't want to hear about the people in that town..." She twirled a lock of her hair with her finger, trying to look nonchalant. Part of her wanted to blab about her progress to show off, but the practical side of Anise knew she should take advantage of her possession of lesser-known information.
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"Maybe! If you have something to tell me in return," Anise replied, still grinning widely. To somewhat justify her terms, she added in a more delicate tone, "After all, with how the bulletin is now, it's harder for news to travel." Information was more valuable than ever now, especially information about hard-to-reach areas of the institute.
"I'm not asking for much, though! Just anything that isn't already common knowledge. And if you can't think of anything, then I'll think of something for you to tell me." There was a mischievous glint in her eyes. Aidou was a pretty mysterious guy, so there were plenty of things she wanted to ask if she could ever expect an answer.
Of course, there was always the chance that this grouch would refuse to go along with her proposition, so she decided to bait him some more. "Or you can say no, if you don't want to hear about the people in that town..." She twirled a lock of her hair with her finger, trying to look nonchalant. Part of her wanted to blab about her progress to show off, but the practical side of Anise knew she should take advantage of her possession of lesser-known information.