[Oops he manages to ruffle her feathers. She bristles a little, eyebrows arching slowly.]
What else is there?
[There's a dangerous edge to her voice, one that challenges him to go ahead and press further. She hasn't freely spoken about her throat punching training with Erik, about the things she had to do on her first mission, or about the mental toll said mission has taken on her. Instead, she has to focus on something at the station. And that something is trying to improve that situation for everyone.
She's mildly hurt that he doesn't see the value in her trying, and winds up turning her head to glance away and look back at the plants.]
I'm buying time until I decide if I want to insist on a new regret to change. I figured I should make myself useful if I'm going to be making demands of Viveca anytime soon.
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Date: 2021-09-06 07:02 am (UTC)What else is there?
[There's a dangerous edge to her voice, one that challenges him to go ahead and press further. She hasn't freely spoken about her throat punching training with Erik, about the things she had to do on her first mission, or about the mental toll said mission has taken on her. Instead, she has to focus on something at the station. And that something is trying to improve that situation for everyone.
She's mildly hurt that he doesn't see the value in her trying, and winds up turning her head to glance away and look back at the plants.]
I'm buying time until I decide if I want to insist on a new regret to change. I figured I should make myself useful if I'm going to be making demands of Viveca anytime soon.