[ I'm assuming she missed his conversation with Hurricane while she was arguing with--someone. She already knows better than to ask for Taisho or for SensitIV. Which makes the choise... well. Almost easy. ]
My vote is for Avante as well, and Pep!Pep! after that.
[ Although she assumes that "later" is actually "never," she also doesn't want to force anything while the cameras are all obviously laser-focused on him. ]
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My vote is for Avante as well, and Pep!Pep! after that.
And--I'm sorry.
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-- what? Why?
[her getting angry at him didn't even register as something that she should apologize for]
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[ Physically the signs that you were struggling were all there
but
I was too busy being angry and seeing your jokes as something said out of callous disregard. ]
.... If telling yourself that feelings are a mistake or you don't feel anything helps you through this, then--you do what you need to do.
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[????]
You don't-- have to apologize.
[he says, still bewildered]
I'm kind of an asshole. It's like-- my thing.
[a beat]
Or, I try to make it my thing, but nobody ever takes me at face value.
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[ a wan smile. ]
So I do have to apologize. Because I should know better by now that that's not who you are.
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Can we talk later? Or something. Maybe not. . . talk, but like--
[GESTURES]
Now's a bad time.
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[ Although she assumes that "later" is actually "never," she also doesn't want to force anything while the cameras are all obviously laser-focused on him. ]
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All right.