She pauses, holding a glass measuring cup. A good thing it's thick, tempered glass, because her knuckles are white with the force she's using to grip it with her fingers.
He says slowly, clearly thinking aloud, "And you went to get revenge." He raises his eyebrows, drops them, as he adds, "Which apparently didn't work out too well for you. Rarely does."
"Are you here to fucking lecture me or unpack this shit?"
It's a sharp question, a sudden change in tone as she finally looks at him, daring him to say more. No one had dared do such a thing when she returned. She thought Maria might, but the moment she saw Tommy and learned Jesse had died going after them, she'd been silent. It was almost worse.
It's a truism that Five is drawn to conflict, as if energized by the potential of a fight rather than inclined to de-escalate. So he leans forward, just a little, as he answers.
"I don't know. Depends on which one is less likely to waste my time.
You nearly got killed, looking for revenge. She clearly doesn't care about you as much as you care about her. Otherwise, she could've killed you then. Come back for you now. Do you really think you'd sleep better at night if you'd succeeded? Sounds like a wasted effort to me."
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"No. Before then. She came here to kill someone."
And she did.
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He says slowly, clearly thinking aloud, "And you went to get revenge." He raises his eyebrows, drops them, as he adds, "Which apparently didn't work out too well for you. Rarely does."
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It's a sharp question, a sudden change in tone as she finally looks at him, daring him to say more. No one had dared do such a thing when she returned. She thought Maria might, but the moment she saw Tommy and learned Jesse had died going after them, she'd been silent. It was almost worse.
he is CRUISING FOR A BRUISING
"I don't know. Depends on which one is less likely to waste my time.
You nearly got killed, looking for revenge. She clearly doesn't care about you as much as you care about her. Otherwise, she could've killed you then. Come back for you now. Do you really think you'd sleep better at night if you'd succeeded? Sounds like a wasted effort to me."
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"Look. You have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. I appreciate your help and what you've done, but you're--"
You are treading on some mighty thin ice here.
She can hear his voice in her head.
"Stop. Just shut up."