Vinnie was somewhat surprised by the question, but he recalled Annie's reaction to his mentioning it earlier and gave her a reassuring smile. "Of course, yes. I took an interview with Mr. Baltimore and Mr. Rosales for the position. Where I am from such things are not a big thing, you know? They, too, were surprised by my peppy attitude. I imagine sex is a bigger deal here?"
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"Yes...but there's a reason I asked...."
It would be best to get to the point rather than skirt around it. Vin already had to comfort her when she broke down out of nowhere. Might as well explain why it happened.
"You see, I worked as a prostitute too...but not by choice. A man took me away from home and forced me to have sex with strangers."
That man was not Gabriel or Klaus of course; it was an asshole djinn that did this to a lot of girls like herself for the sake of money. He kidnapped them as children, raised them, then put them to work. It was a very disturbing job, and it scarred Annie for life even though she had only been doing it for a year. Being asexual meant that she couldn't even get proper enjoyment out of what was happening to her. It left her with damage that haunted her even now.
"He wouldn't let me go to school. Then a scout found me recently while I was working in the streets."
She felt thankful to Joran for finding her and enrolling her into the academy. He got her out of a life of misery.
It would be best to get to the point rather than skirt around it. Vin already had to comfort her when she broke down out of nowhere. Might as well explain why it happened.
"You see, I worked as a prostitute too...but not by choice. A man took me away from home and forced me to have sex with strangers."
That man was not Gabriel or Klaus of course; it was an asshole djinn that did this to a lot of girls like herself for the sake of money. He kidnapped them as children, raised them, then put them to work. It was a very disturbing job, and it scarred Annie for life even though she had only been doing it for a year. Being asexual meant that she couldn't even get proper enjoyment out of what was happening to her. It left her with damage that haunted her even now.
"He wouldn't let me go to school. Then a scout found me recently while I was working in the streets."
She felt thankful to Joran for finding her and enrolling her into the academy. He got her out of a life of misery.
Vinnie's mouth pursed as Anthia shared her story with him. Vinanye was used to people revealing their secrets to him, that had to do with them getting more comfortable than they normally might, but hearing things like this was still hard.
He frowned and reached out to touch Anthia's shoulder, to keep her rooted in the present. "That is terrible, Annie, I apologize for having brought it up earlier. Rest assured; I am doing this by choice. I do not believe most would feel comfortable forcing me to do a thing, due to my powers."
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