[ A part of her wants to say that he still has to live with what he'd done, which separates the two of them just on principle. He's a perpetrator, and she's a victim. Though, she supposes in some way, he's a victim of his own thinking, too. The way he says all that about it not mattering between him and Makina doesn't really convince her that he believes in what she's saying, anyway, so she figures it's a moot point. She's not about to try to tell him how to sort out his own attempts to end someone and his own life. Likewise to him, she doubts he'd ever take her opinion seriously. ]
Whatever you say, tough guy.
[ There's a breeziness to the way she says that, not condescending nor making fun of him - just a slightly worn-out sigh. It's the closest return to the way she'd spoken to him before Venera, perhaps falling just in line with his perception of how easily she can shelve things away, how easily she can fall back to "normalcy." It's not like she wants things to be strained between the two of them, after all. To her, the matter here feels settled; she understands his side better, and he understands hers. So maybe they could move on now, right? The search for Amos had certainly dampened a considerable amount of her aggression, too...
Once he starts leaning off the wall, she stands up too, feeling awkward letting someone leave while just lounging about. ]
But now you know. [ Another sigh. ] And since you do, I'll admit that I misjudged things back then, but it's not totally my fault, okay? Just saying.
[ And while she maintains that it isn't completely her fault for assuming the worst of him... the implication is that in some part, it was. It was easy to associate the scene with what she'd gone through herself, especially in such an emotionally empathetic and charged environment like Venera was. While she'd vastly prefer it if they could just go back to being normal allies and that they could go back to their regular banter, she feels it'll be even more awkward if she tries to act normal with him the next time she sees him without at the very least acknowledging the argument they'd had. There's an expectant look in her eye, as she makes eye contact with him again— plainly expecting him to accept what she said and agree. ]
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Whatever you say, tough guy.
[ There's a breeziness to the way she says that, not condescending nor making fun of him - just a slightly worn-out sigh. It's the closest return to the way she'd spoken to him before Venera, perhaps falling just in line with his perception of how easily she can shelve things away, how easily she can fall back to "normalcy." It's not like she wants things to be strained between the two of them, after all. To her, the matter here feels settled; she understands his side better, and he understands hers. So maybe they could move on now, right? The search for Amos had certainly dampened a considerable amount of her aggression, too...
Once he starts leaning off the wall, she stands up too, feeling awkward letting someone leave while just lounging about. ]
But now you know. [ Another sigh. ] And since you do, I'll admit that I misjudged things back then, but it's not totally my fault, okay? Just saying.
[ And while she maintains that it isn't completely her fault for assuming the worst of him... the implication is that in some part, it was. It was easy to associate the scene with what she'd gone through herself, especially in such an emotionally empathetic and charged environment like Venera was. While she'd vastly prefer it if they could just go back to being normal allies and that they could go back to their regular banter, she feels it'll be even more awkward if she tries to act normal with him the next time she sees him without at the very least acknowledging the argument they'd had. There's an expectant look in her eye, as she makes eye contact with him again— plainly expecting him to accept what she said and agree. ]