[ similarly, he takes a few moments to process her answer, to try and think of what he should say in response. there's a twitch of something at the edge of his mouth, and it takes an impressive amount of self-control for him to rein it in. so, even with the sharp edge of his voice, he's very careful as he asks, ]
Is that what you were sayin' yesterday, before ya knew he was gonna live?
Then ya make good on yer word. If ya really mean it, then ya gotta back it up.
[ he relaxes the hand he has on his drink, folding it instead into a fist that he lays atop his lap. ]
Ya sure as hell said some shit yesterday, even if it wasn't right to me. Earlier today, too. But the only "side" I'm on is the one against Pinkie—the one that gets all of us the fuck outta here for good. Ain't that the same for you?
she's not interested in factions, or splitting interests. people are allowed their hurt, but they all have to work together. she thinks that she was allowed to lash out yesterday, given what everyone's choices had done - but she also thinks that it's alright to acknowledge that. it's alright to apologize, and make things right.
she wants to make things right - as much as she can.]
... but you know as well as I do that things are so damn tense right now.
No one wanted any of this to happen, and I don't want to give the pink one any satisfaction of knowing it's helped tear us apart -
But it's so frustrating that we all have to lose like this, before we win.
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Is that what you were sayin' yesterday, before ya knew he was gonna live?
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.... I was saying a lot of things yesterday. I recognize that some of them were cruel, and unwarranted.
[she sure was fucking grieving, and she knows that she has to make amends when things aren't quite so.
tense.]
But I did agree to work together with everyone, no matter what I was feeling.
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[ he relaxes the hand he has on his drink, folding it instead into a fist that he lays atop his lap. ]
Ya sure as hell said some shit yesterday, even if it wasn't right to me. Earlier today, too. But the only "side" I'm on is the one against Pinkie—the one that gets all of us the fuck outta here for good. Ain't that the same for you?
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[without hesitation, and immediately.
she's not interested in factions, or splitting interests. people are allowed their hurt, but they all have to work together. she thinks that she was allowed to lash out yesterday, given what everyone's choices had done - but she also thinks that it's alright to acknowledge that. it's alright to apologize, and make things right.
she wants to make things right - as much as she can.]
... but you know as well as I do that things are so damn tense right now.
No one wanted any of this to happen, and I don't want to give the pink one any satisfaction of knowing it's helped tear us apart -
But it's so frustrating that we all have to lose like this, before we win.