[Sometimes, friendship is showing up for someone and telling them they're acting embarrassingly for losing a round, because that's what works. She got him to buck up, after reviving from the parasite; she needed the favor returned.
She looks much more like herself.]
Of course!
[She absolutely deserves to have friends. Even if they're sort-of friends. It's good to see her feeling better, it's right to see that emptiness gone.
Which means...
He didn't come into this intending to kill her, and he still doesn't. But he stands up from the table.]
But I'm still going to collect what I've won.
[There's no killing intent coming off of him: whatever he's planning, it isn't torture. There is a plan, though: whatever he's about to put her through, he hasn't explained all of it.]
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ninetydegrees
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2021-07-08 17:39 (UTC)She looks much more like herself.]
Of course!
[She absolutely deserves to have friends. Even if they're sort-of friends. It's good to see her feeling better, it's right to see that emptiness gone.
Which means...
He didn't come into this intending to kill her, and he still doesn't. But he stands up from the table.]
But I'm still going to collect what I've won.
[There's no killing intent coming off of him: whatever he's planning, it isn't torture. There is a plan, though: whatever he's about to put her through, he hasn't explained all of it.]