"It means it's now doubly as unhelpful. She was confused when she got here because she'd come from a place where she was being attacked by reality warpers. She lashed out, then figured out where she was, then stopped. Now because you guys have decided to take vengeance on an honest mistake that was previously over, it's not over any more. She goes for Pagan, you go for her again, she comes for you- your endgame is what?"
"Pagan was supposed to lure her to someone's cabin and then we'd kill her there. I guess she was jumpier than we thought." Maybe she expected retaliation?
"I don't know what to do to convince you not to keep these secrets and act this impulsively. And I do want to point out that this has happened twice this month. What else are you not telling me?"
He thinks things over, carefully. "I think I'm doing this because I have no idea how my emotions work. I've just been... I think things are fine, and the something happens and I just react. No thinking."
He gets up, realizing he's forgotten the coffee, and moving to go get it, to pour them both cups.
"Then for now, I'm not throwing you in zero. But I do have people whose input I need before I decide unilaterally what comes next. And I would be interested in hearing your feelings on it- if there's anything you think would be fair."
Beat me, kill me, put me in chains, make me clean the Barge with a sponge. But he shoves that aside. Not useful.
"I deserve something. Maybe... help Quill? Help her adjust so she's not freaked out?" It's the opposite of what he meant to do, maybe that's a good thing?
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Says Quentin, gently.
"I mean maybe in one specific heuristic, but that's such a weird thing to take for granted."
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"What, you wouldn't avenge someone you loved?"
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That had been a rough port.
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"But why is it different here?" That's probably the part he's not getting the most.
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He may notice.
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He bites hard on his tongue and doesn't say it.
"So what was the plan?"
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"Just two on one, gang up on a woman and murder her out of nowhere?"
His tone is shifting rapidly away from worried on Rawne's behalf.
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He hadn't been thinknig long term at all. He just knew Norton's death had to be avenged. And the only person to try and talk him down had been Larry.
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Breathing out, leaning back.
"And I'm not totally sure what to do next, either."
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"Shouldn't there be, you know, consequences?"
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He says, breathing out, straightening up.
"I don't know what to do to convince you not to keep these secrets and act this impulsively. And I do want to point out that this has happened twice this month. What else are you not telling me?"
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He still doesn't have a clear picture of the blow by blow of the afternoon.
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He gets up, realizing he's forgotten the coffee, and moving to go get it, to pour them both cups.
"Then for now, I'm not throwing you in zero. But I do have people whose input I need before I decide unilaterally what comes next. And I would be interested in hearing your feelings on it- if there's anything you think would be fair."
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"I deserve something. Maybe... help Quill? Help her adjust so she's not freaked out?" It's the opposite of what he meant to do, maybe that's a good thing?
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Setting their cups down on the table, sinking into a seat.
"Does Pagan have a job?"
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"He's in custodial, still. I don't think he actually does much work."
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Stirring milk into his coffee.
"Arthur could use the support.
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